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view Girl with Dagger digital asset number 1

Girl with Dagger

Artist:
Helen Levitt, born New York City 1913-died New York City 2009  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 6 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (15.9 x 6.5 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
ca. 1942
Topic:
Figure female  Search this
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
Cityscape\New York\Harlem  Search this
Object\weapon\dagger  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Library of Congress, Miss Claire Lusby, Neshan G. Shamigian, the National Museum of History and Technology, and George D. Widener and Eleanor Widener Dixon
Copyright:
© 1981, Helen Levitt
Object number:
1990.57
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GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.57
view Untitled, from the project The Most Crowded Block digital asset number 1

Untitled, from the project The Most Crowded Block

Artist:
Aaron Siskind, born New York City 1903-died Providence, RI 1991  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 14 x 10 7/8 in. (35.6 x 27.6 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1940, printed later
Topic:
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
African American  Search this
Figure male\full length  Search this
Cityscape\New York\Harlem  Search this
Object\other\sign  Search this
Architecture Exterior\detail\window  Search this
Architecture Exterior\commercial\grocery  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery
Copyright:
© 1940, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Object number:
1990.73.1
Restrictions & Rights:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.73.1
view Mother and Son, from the project The Most Crowded Block digital asset number 1

Mother and Son, from the project The Most Crowded Block

Artist:
Aaron Siskind, born New York City 1903-died Providence, RI 1991  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 14 x 10 7/8 in. (35.6 x 27.6 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1940, printed later
Topic:
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
Architecture\domestic\apartment  Search this
Figure group\family  Search this
African American  Search this
Cityscape\New York\Harlem  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery
Copyright:
© 1940, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Object number:
1990.73.10
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.73.10
view Untitled digital asset number 1

Untitled

Artist:
Aaron Siskind, born New York City 1903-died Providence, RI 1991  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 14 x 10 7/8 in. (35.6 x 27.6 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1937, printed later
Topic:
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
Occupation\domestic\sewing  Search this
African American  Search this
Figure female\child\full length  Search this
Cityscape\New York\Harlem  Search this
Architecture Interior\domestic\house  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery
Copyright:
© 1937, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Object number:
1990.73.2
Restrictions & Rights:
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Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk711f52778-40fd-44ea-b434-e04f70e18083
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.73.2
view Harlem Nightclub Stripper I digital asset number 1

Harlem Nightclub Stripper I

Artist:
Aaron Siskind, born New York City 1903-died Providence, RI 1991  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 14 x 10 7/8 in. (35.5 x 27.6 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1937, printed later
Topic:
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
Performing arts\music  Search this
Architecture\commercial\tavern  Search this
Recreation\cafe  Search this
Performing arts\theater\burlesque  Search this
Cityscape\New York\Harlem  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery
Copyright:
© 1937, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Object number:
1990.73.3
Restrictions & Rights:
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Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk76070f09c-99be-4ee2-8cfc-522a84d626c4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.73.3
view Untitled digital asset number 1

Untitled

Artist:
Aaron Siskind, born New York City 1903-died Providence, RI 1991  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.5 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1937, printed later
Topic:
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
Architecture\domestic\apartment  Search this
Cityscape\New York\Harlem  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery
Copyright:
© 1937, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Object number:
1990.73.4
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk787b82f11-611c-4041-8be0-e04fc2bf79e9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.73.4
view Untitled, from the project The Most Crowded Block digital asset number 1

Untitled, from the project The Most Crowded Block

Artist:
Aaron Siskind, born New York City 1903-died Providence, RI 1991  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 14 x 10 7/8 in. (35.6 x 27.6 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1940, printed later
Topic:
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
Architecture\domestic\bedroom  Search this
Cityscape\New York\Harlem  Search this
Still life\furniture\vanity  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery
Copyright:
© 1940, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Object number:
1990.73.5
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk74a460427-2fba-4414-b7d3-22549045d94f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.73.5
view Janitor, from the project The Most Crowded Block digital asset number 1

Janitor, from the project The Most Crowded Block

Artist:
Aaron Siskind, born New York City 1903-died Providence, RI 1991  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 14 x 10 7/8 in. (35.6 x 27.6 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1940
Topic:
Figure male  Search this
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
African American  Search this
Occupation\service\janitor  Search this
Cityscape\New York\Harlem  Search this
Still life\furniture\lamp  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery
Copyright:
© 1940, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Object number:
1990.73.6
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk776e21671-fdff-4498-9854-3800f122a339
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.73.6
view Schoolboy digital asset number 1

Schoolboy

Artist:
Aaron Siskind, born New York City 1903-died Providence, RI 1991  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 14 x 10 7/8 in. (35.6 x 27.6 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1932, printed later
Topic:
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
African American  Search this
Figure male\child\bust  Search this
Cityscape\New York\Harlem  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery
Copyright:
© 1932, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Object number:
1990.73.7
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk790d93db1-a505-4895-b593-417278ad6336
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.73.7
view Backstage, WPA Theater Project, Haiti: The Story of Pierre-Dominique Toussaint l'Ouverture, Lafayette Theater, Harlem, from the Photo League Feature Group project Harlem Document digital asset number 1

Backstage, WPA Theater Project, Haiti: The Story of Pierre-Dominique Toussaint l'Ouverture, Lafayette Theater, Harlem, from the Photo League Feature Group project Harlem Document

Artist:
Aaron Siskind, born New York City 1903-died Providence, RI 1991  Search this
Sitter:
Pierre Dominique Toussaint l'Ouverture  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.5 x 27.8 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1937, printed later
Topic:
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
African American  Search this
Performing arts\theater  Search this
Cityscape\New York\Harlem  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Architecture Interior\civic\theater  Search this
Architecture Interior\civic\Lafayette Theater  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery
Copyright:
© 1937, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Object number:
1990.73.8
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk743fc80a0-3ce5-41e7-859b-bc4aef55529f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.73.8
view Cook at Father Divine Mission, Harlem digital asset number 1

Cook at Father Divine Mission, Harlem

Artist:
Aaron Siskind, born New York City 1903-died Providence, RI 1991  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 14 x 10 7/8 in. (35.5 x 27.6 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
ca. 1935, printed later
Topic:
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
Figure male\waist length  Search this
African American  Search this
Cityscape\New York\Harlem  Search this
Occupation\cook  Search this
Architecture\religious\Father Divine Mission  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery
Copyright:
© 1935, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Object number:
1990.73.9
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7059ae0e8-a0bf-4274-bfbb-0cd8a44d60f7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.73.9
view Untitled digital asset number 1

Untitled

Artist:
Aaron Siskind, born New York City 1903-died Providence, RI 1991  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 11 x 14 in. (28.0 x 35.5 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
before 1936, printed later
Topic:
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
Children  Search this
Still life\other\sign  Search this
African American  Search this
Architecture\commercial\market  Search this
Cityscape\New York\Harlem  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery
Copyright:
© 1936, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Object number:
1991.111.1
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7fb8d2c31-dfe2-4db6-9a0f-d381a083ce17
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1991.111.1
view Sunday Morning, from the project The Most Crowded Block digital asset number 1

Sunday Morning, from the project The Most Crowded Block

Artist:
Aaron Siskind, born New York City 1903-died Providence, RI 1991  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 11 x 14 in. (28.0 x 35.5 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1939-1940, printed later
Topic:
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
Children  Search this
African American  Search this
Cityscape\New York\Harlem  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery
Copyright:
© 1940, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Object number:
1991.111.3
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Graphic Arts
Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk71fafeb55-27f0-44cd-a736-157a422d4e69
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1991.111.3
view Amateur Night, Apollo Theater, Harlem digital asset number 1

Amateur Night, Apollo Theater, Harlem

Artist:
Aaron Siskind, born New York City 1903-died Providence, RI 1991  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 14 x 10 7/8 in. (35.5 x 27.6 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1937, printed later
Topic:
Figure male  Search this
African American  Search this
Performing arts\theater\performer  Search this
Cityscape\New York\Harlem  Search this
Architecture Interior\civic\theater  Search this
Architecture Interior\civic\Apollo Theater  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery
Copyright:
© 1937, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Object number:
1991.111.5
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk76565115a-e9ad-4b07-82cc-5d334634ec40
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1991.111.5
view Watermelon Seller, from the project The Most Crowded Block digital asset number 1

Watermelon Seller, from the project The Most Crowded Block

Artist:
Aaron Siskind, born New York City 1903-died Providence, RI 1991  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 14 x 10 7/8 in. (35.7 x 27.6 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1940, printed later
Topic:
Architecture\domestic\apartment  Search this
African American  Search this
Figure female\full length  Search this
Occupation\vendor\fruit seller  Search this
Cityscape\New York\Harlem  Search this
Still life\fruit\watermelon  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery
Copyright:
© 1940, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Object number:
1991.111.7
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1991.111.7
view Untitled digital asset number 1

Untitled

Artist:
Aaron Siskind, born New York City 1903-died Providence, RI 1991  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.5 x 28.0 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1940, printed later
Topic:
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
Cityscape\bird's eye view  Search this
Architecture\domestic\apartment  Search this
Occupation\domestic\laundry  Search this
Cityscape\New York\Harlem  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery
Copyright:
© 1940, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Object number:
1991.111.8
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk75557c418-78f4-4295-a2e4-e0982a34348e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1991.111.8
view Untitled, from the project The Most Crowded Block digital asset number 1

Untitled, from the project The Most Crowded Block

Artist:
Aaron Siskind, born New York City 1903-died Providence, RI 1991  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.5 x 27.9 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1939-1940, printed later
Topic:
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
Children  Search this
African American  Search this
Cityscape\New York\Harlem  Search this
Recreation\sport and play\dueling  Search this
Object\weapon\sword  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
Copyright:
© 1940, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Object number:
1992.116.10
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
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Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7c9426977-6705-49af-b629-7096816a70dc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1992.116.10
view Untitled, from the project The Most Crowded Block digital asset number 1

Untitled, from the project The Most Crowded Block

Artist:
Aaron Siskind, born New York City 1903-died Providence, RI 1991  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.5 x 27.9 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1939-1940, printed later
Topic:
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
Children  Search this
Cityscape\New York\Harlem  Search this
Recreation\sport and play\rope skipping  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
Copyright:
© 1940, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Object number:
1992.116.12
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk79c85f6bb-647e-40a7-ac60-a7db1f182eeb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1992.116.12
view Untitled, from the project The Most Crowded Block digital asset number 1

Untitled, from the project The Most Crowded Block

Artist:
Aaron Siskind, born New York City 1903-died Providence, RI 1991  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.5 x 27.9 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1939-1940, printed later
Topic:
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
Architecture\domestic\apartment  Search this
Figure female\child  Search this
Animal\dog  Search this
Architecture\detail\window  Search this
Cityscape\New York\Harlem  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
Copyright:
© 1940, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Object number:
1992.116.13
Restrictions & Rights:
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Department:
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk783ab47cb-0bec-4c4f-b405-c6f9e6a497f4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1992.116.13
view Unemployment Council Pickets digital asset number 1

Unemployment Council Pickets

Artist:
Aaron Siskind, born New York City 1903-died Providence, RI 1991  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.5 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
before 1936, printed later
Topic:
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
Figure group\male  Search this
History\United States\Depression Era  Search this
Cityscape\New York\Harlem  Search this
State of being\other\unemployed  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
Copyright:
© 1936, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Object number:
1992.116.14
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk762be5af7-1f94-4d06-a670-2d3f376eebaf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1992.116.14

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