Aaron Siskind
Brothers

Brothers

© Courtesy of the Aaron Siskind Foundation

Brothers
Brothers
ArtistAmerican, 1903–1991
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Brothers
  • from the series Harlem Document
Datec. 1937, printed 1976
Place depictedNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 1/16 × 7 1/8 in. (25.6 × 18.1 cm)
 Sheet: 14 1/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.7 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Gay Block
Object number83.28.9
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceGay Block, Santa Fe, New Mexico; given to MFAH, 1983.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
" Harlem c. 1937 Brothers 9.1 "
bottom right below image in ink " Aaron Siskind "

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