Acolman, Mexico 4
Artist
Aaron Siskind
(American, 1903 - 1991)
Date1955
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 13/16 × 13 1/4 inches (22.38 × 33.66 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 14 inches (27.94 × 35.56 cm)
Mat (exhibition): 16 × 20 inches (40.64 × 50.8 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 14 inches (27.94 × 35.56 cm)
Mat (exhibition): 16 × 20 inches (40.64 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.2126
SignedSigned on sheet recto, lower right, in blue pen: "aaron Siskind"
InscribedInscribed with date on sheet recto, lower left, in blue pen: "Acolman, Mexico 4 1955"
Markingsnone
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DescriptionStone building facade with open windows and hite painted stripe through middle of frame.Gallery LabelAaron Siskind worked for years as a social documentary photographer before turning to a more abstract approach in the early 1940s. Throughout the remainder of his long career, Siskind used the camera in a technically “straight” manner, but sought to make photographs that transcended the specifics of subject matter alone. Siskind continued to travel to Mexico throughout the years; in this work, the isolated detail testifies to the passage of time.
Hallmark Cards, Inc, Kansas City, MO, 1973;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
Impressions of the Southwest and Mexico, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, May 15-November 17, 2013, no cat.
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