Aaron Siskind
Watermelon Man

Watermelon Man

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Watermelon Man
Watermelon Man
ArtistAmerican, 1903–1991
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Watermelon Man
  • from the series Harlem Document
Date1940, printed 1976
Place depictedNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 7/16 × 8 in. (21.4 × 20.3 cm)
Sheet: 14 1/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.7 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Gay Block
Object number83.28.20
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceGay Block, Santa Fe, New Mexico; given to MFAH, 1983.

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