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Chicago

Aaron Siskind

Artwork Details

Chicago
1966
Aaron Siskind
gelatin silver print on paper
16 5/16 x 13 3/8 in. (41.43 x 33.97 cm);28 x 22 in. (71.12 x 55.88 cm)
Museum Purchase
1974/1.259

Description

Subject Matter:

This is a photograph of a detail of a wall in Chicago. Paint, unevenly textured and cracking, appears to be flaking off a rectangular fixture on the wall. Because the image represents a detail of the wall, it is unclear as to the scale or exact location of the wall in Chicago.

Physical Description:

An abstract photograph of a detail of a wall.

Usage Rights:

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