Band at the Savoy Ballroom, from the Photo League Feature Group project Harlem Document
Aaron Siskind, American, 1903 - 1991
negative 1931; print 1981
Gelatin silver print
Image: 12 5/16 × 8 15/16 in. (31.3 × 22.7 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in. (35.2 × 27.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Elizabeth and David C. Lowenstein '67 Fund
2012.66.3
Printer
Michaela Murphy, George Eastman House, Rochester, New York
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Course History
SART 30, SART 75, Photography II, III, Virginia Beahan, Spring 2013
AAAS 91.1, ENGL 53.18, The Harlem Renaissance, J. Martin Favor, Winter 2015
Theater 10.55, African and African American Studies 32.15, Curating Black Theater, Monica Ndounou, Spring 2024
Provenance
The artist; given to Malcolm Grear (1931-2016), Providence, Rhode Island; BigTown Gallery, Rochester, Vermont; sold to present collection, 2012.
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