Lady and Lamp, Harlem
Artist
Aaron Siskind
(American, 1903 - 1991)
Date1940; printed 1981
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 1/16 × 7 15/16 inches (28.09 × 20.14 cm)
Sheet: 14 × 10 7/8 inches (35.56 × 27.61 cm)
Sheet: 14 × 10 7/8 inches (35.56 × 27.61 cm)
Credit LineGift of Howard and Ellen Greenberg
Object number2014.58.43
SignedOn sheet recto, lower right, signature in black pen: "Aaron Siskind"
InscribedOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "Harlem 1940" , "Lady and Lamp"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "PF112775-111", "27.35", "MCB"
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DescriptionImage of woman seated in chair in corner of room with lamp behind her adorned with fringe shade. She is wearing a dress suit with a corsage and has her legs tucked underneath her.Copyright© Aaron Siskind Foundation
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