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Seaweed 5

Artist Aaron Siskind (American, 1903 - 1991)
Date1948
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 7/16 × 11 15/16 inches (21.39 × 30.3 cm)
Sheet: 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 inches (27.61 × 35.38 cm)
Credit LineGift of Richard and Alice Thall in honor of the Robert Mann Gallery
Object number2015.48.25
SignedSigned on sheet verso, top, in pencil: "Aaron Siskind"
InscribedOn sheet verso, top, in pencil: "48 / Seaweed 5 1949"; On sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "SEAWEED 5 1948"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper right corner, in pencil: "rmg24896"; On sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "ASF11880"
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DescriptionImage of rocks in sand with strand of seawood looping around them to form a triangular shape.
Copyright© Aaron Siskind Foundation
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