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Street Scene 2, Harlem

Artist Aaron Siskind (American, 1903 - 1991)
Date1940; printed 1981
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 8 1/2 inches (24.46 × 21.59 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 7/8 inches (35.23 × 27.61 cm)
Credit LineGift of Howard and Ellen Greenberg
Object number2014.58.48
SignedOn sheet recto, lower right, signature in black pen: "Aaron Siskind"
InscribedOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "Harlem 1940" , "Street Scene 2"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "PF112737-111", "22.51", "MCB"
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DescriptionImage of young boy and woman standing on the sidewalk where a man looks out at them from a window nearby. The sign in the window reads "FURNISHED ROOM".
Copyright© Aaron Siskind Foundation
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