Aaron Siskind

Lady and Lamp, Harlem
1940, printed 1981

A black and white photograph of a person dressed in a formal suit with a boutonniere, sitting relaxed in an ornate armchair. Above their head hangs an African mask with long, cascading fringe, creating an interesting visual juxtaposition. The image is signed at the bottom right.
A black and white photograph of a person dressed in a formal suit with a boutonniere, sitting relaxed in an ornate armchair. Above their head hangs an African mask with long, cascading fringe, creating an interesting visual juxtaposition. The image is signed at the bottom right.

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Date
1940, printed 1981

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 14 1/16 × 11in. (35.7 × 27.9 cm) Image: 11 1/16 × 8in. (28.1 × 20.3 cm)

Accession number
2020.210

Edition
Edition unknown

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Howard Greenberg

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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