Artist
Aaron Siskind (American, 1903–1991)American, 1903–1991
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Gloucester 1H
Date1944
Place depictedGloucester, Massachusetts, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 19 1/4 × 15 3/8 in. (48.9 × 39.1 cm)
Sheet: 19 1/4 × 15 3/8 in. (48.9 × 39.1 cm)
Mount: 27 × 22 in. (68.6 × 55.9 cm)
Sheet: 19 1/4 × 15 3/8 in. (48.9 × 39.1 cm)
Mount: 27 × 22 in. (68.6 × 55.9 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Morgan Garwood
Object number2014.169
Not on view
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
Exhibition History"Aaron Siskind: Centennial Celebration," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 7/3/04 - 9/26/04
“A Critical Eye: Mid-Century American Photographs from the Morgan Garwood Collection,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 23–November 2, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso of mount upper left edge in pencil reading vertically "125 00"
upper center in ink an upward pointing arrow above "Gloucester 1944"
recto bottom left below image on mount in pencil "Gloucester 1944"
upper center in ink an upward pointing arrow above "Gloucester 1944"
recto bottom left below image on mount in pencil "Gloucester 1944"
Signed lower right below image on mount in pencil: Aaron Siskind
Signed on verso mount upper center in ink: Aaron Siskind
Signed on verso mount upper center in ink: Aaron Siskind
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