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Veracruz 20

Artist Aaron Siskind (American, 1903 - 1991)
Date1974; printed later
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 7/16 × 10 1/2 inches (26.47 × 26.67 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 11 inches (35.38 × 27.94 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Aaron Siskind Foundation
Object number2020.12.16
SignedSigned on sheet recto, lower right, in black pen: "Aaron Siskind"
InscribedOn sheet recto, lower left, in black pen: "Vera Cruz 20 1974"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "VC 20 1/74 / 3"; On sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "ASF 14870"
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DescriptionImage of darkly painted letters against a lighter substrate. The letter S is painted near the center of the image.Provenance
Aaron Siskind;
Transferred to the Aaron Siskind Foundation, New York, NY ca. 1991;
Given by the Aaron Siskind Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2020.
Copyright© Aaron Siskind Foundation
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