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Man by Bed, Harlem

Artist Aaron Siskind (American, 1903 - 1991)
Date1940; printed 1981
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 9/16 × 8 9/16 inches (24.28 × 21.74 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 7/8 inches (35.23 × 27.61 cm)
Credit LineGift of Howard and Ellen Greenberg
Object number2014.58.46
SignedOn sheet recto, lower right, signature in black pen: "Aaron Siskind"
InscribedOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "HARLEM 1940" , "MAN BY BED"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "Show", "PF112798-111", "29.34", "MCB"
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DescriptionImage of man seated in chair beside bed. There are crutches leaning on the dressing table and hats hanging on the wall.
Copyright© Aaron Siskind Foundation
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