Aaron Siskind
Lady and Lamp

Lady and Lamp

© Courtesy of the Aaron Siskind Foundation

Lady and Lamp
Lady and Lamp
ArtistAmerican, 1903–1991
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Lady and Lamp
  • from the series Harlem Document
Date1940, printed 1976
Place depictedNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 × 7 15/16 in. (27.9 × 20.2 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Gay Block
Object number83.28.27
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceGay Block, Santa Fe, New Mexico; given to MFAH, 1983.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Aaron Siskind: Centennial Celebration," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 7/3/04 - 9/26/04
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso bottom left to right in pencil " Harlem 1940 Lady and Lamp 27.1 "
bottom right below image in ink " Aaron Siskind "

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