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Self-portrait

Artist Aaron Siskind (American, 1903 - 1991)
Date1953
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 5 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches (14.61 x 11.43 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.2141
InscribedSignature Signed in artist's hand Back of Print Label Back of Print Modern Photography
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionSelf-portrait of Aaron Siskind wearing button down shirt.Exhibition History
Aaron Siskind: Master of Black & White. J.B. Speed Art Museum, December 4, 1987-February 7, 1988, no cat.
Provenance

Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1973;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.

 

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