Aaron Siskind
Lafayette Theatre I

Lafayette Theatre I

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Lafayette Theatre I
Lafayette Theatre I
ArtistAmerican, 1903–1991
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Lafayette Theatre I
  • from the series Harlem Document
Date1937, printed 1976
Place depictedNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 7/8 × 8 11/16 in. (30.2 × 22.1 cm)
Sheet: 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.6 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Gay Block
Object number83.28.15
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceGay Block, Santa Fe, New Mexico; given to MFAH, 1983.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso bottom left to right in pencil " Harlem 1937 Lafayette Theatre I 15.1 "
bottom right below image in ink " Aaron Siskind "

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