Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2008.

Chicago 235

Artist Aaron Siskind (American, 1903 - 1991)

CultureAmerican

Date1953

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 6 13/16 × 9 3/8 in. (17.3 × 23.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 7 15/16 × 9 7/8 in. (20.2 × 25.1 cm)

Inscribed"Ch:235-55" "32" "Chicago 235, 1953" signed in pencil

Credit LineGift of Joyce F. and Robert B. Menschel

Object number2007.12.92

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DescriptionThis gelatin silver print looks like weather worn paper or a sign that is pealing off of a wall.

ProvenanceCollection of Robert B. and Joyce F. Menschel, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, Gift of Joyce F. and Robert B. Menschel, 2007