Lady and Lamp, Harlem
Aaron Siskind, American, 1903 - 1991
negative 1940; print 1981
Gelatin silver print
Image: 11 1/8 × 8 in. (28.2 × 20.3 cm)
Sheet: 14 1/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.7 × 27.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Howard Greenberg
2018.38.5
Portfolio / Series Title
Harlem Document
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed, in black ink, lower right: Aaron Siskind; inscribed, in graphite, on reverse, bottom edge left to right: Harlem 1940 Lady and Lamp 27.56 MCB; embossed, lower left margin: L [Light Gallery Blindstamp]
Provenance
Light Gallery, New York, New York; Estate of Tennyson Schad (1930-2001); to his wife, Fern Magonet Schad; to Rick Wester Fine Arts, 2009; to Howard Greenberg, Irvington, New York; given to present collection, 2018.
This record is part of an active database that includes information from historic documentation that may not have been recently reviewed. Information may be inaccurate or incomplete. We also acknowledge some language and imagery may be offensive, violent, or discriminatory. These records reflect the institution’s history or the views of artists or scholars, past and present. Our collections research is ongoing.
We welcome questions, feedback, and suggestions for improvement. Please contact us at: Hood.Collections@dartmouth.edu