Aaron Siskind

Boys in Empty Tenement, Harlem
1937, printed 1981

A black and white photograph capturing a moment on the steps of a building with ornate architectural details. Several children are seen playing on the staircase, which is adorned with classical sculptures and columns. A sign with the words "DANGER KEEP OUT" is posted on a boarded-up doorway, adding a sense of abandonment or disrepair to the scene. The image is signed by the photographer at the bottom right.
A black and white photograph capturing a moment on the steps of a building with ornate architectural details. Several children are seen playing on the staircase, which is adorned with classical sculptures and columns. A sign with the words "DANGER KEEP OUT" is posted on a boarded-up doorway, adding a sense of abandonment or disrepair to the scene. The image is signed by the photographer at the bottom right.

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Date
1937, printed 1981

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 14 × 10 15/16in. (35.6 × 27.8 cm) Image: 9 3/16 × 7 3/16in. (23.3 × 18.3 cm)

Accession number
2020.214

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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