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Photo Credit: copy photo: J. Giammatteo
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Man by a Bed
1940 (printed 1980)20th century
356 x 279 mm (14 x 11 in.)
Aaron Siskind, American, (1903–1991)
Object Type:
photograph
Medium and Support:
Gelatin silver print
Series:
Number 12 from portfolio Harlem Document
Edition:
50; printed 1980 by Michaela Murphy from original neg's, supervised by A. S.
Marks:
Signed in ink, lower right: “Aaron Siskind”; identified and dated in pencil on verso
Bibliography:
Harlem Document, edited by Charles Traub (Providence, RI: Matrix Publications, 1982).
Credit Line:
Gift of Ann and Seth B. Rosner (BA Wesleyan 1952), 1984
Accession Number:
1984.35.12
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
African American culture,
interior views*,
male portraits,
New York City*,
Northeastern United States*,
portraits*
- African American culture
- interior views - Use for photographs or other representations of the interior of a building or other structure. [April 1991 descriptor moved; lead-in term added.]
- male portraits
- New York City - TGN 7007567 (“New York” preferred, “New York City” display; retained “City” for clarity)
- Northeastern United States - TGN 4011496 (general region): The term typically refers to New England and the northern Atlantic seaboard, including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.
- portraits - Representations of real individuals that are intended to capture a known or supposed likeness; for representations of fictional or mythological characters, use "figures (representations)." [March 1993 lead-in term added. April 1991 descriptor m
Dimensions
- sheet Dimensions: 356 x 279 mm (14 x 11 in.)
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Credit Caption
Aaron Siskind, American, (1903–1991) . Man by a Bed, 1940 (printed 1980). From Harlem Document. Gelatin silver print. sheet : 356 x 279 mm (14 x 11 in.). DAC accession number 1984.35.12. Gift of Ann and Seth B. Rosner (BA Wesleyan 1952), 1984. (copy photo: J. Giammatteo) .