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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

Catalog Data

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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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk743fc80a0-3ce5-41e7-859b-bc4aef55529f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1990.73.8