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Westport 48

1988

Aaron Siskind

(American, 1903–1991)
Culture
America
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 37 x 35.7 cm (14 9/16 x 14 1/16 in.); Paper: 50.2 x 40.5 cm (19 3/4 x 15 15/16 in.); Matted: 66 x 55.9 cm (26 x 22 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Museum members in 1989 1989.469
Copyright
© Aaron Siskind Foundation
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
A square-oriented abstract black-and-white photograph features thick, dark bands sweeping across a granular, light gray background. Two parallel strokes arc from the top right to meet bands from the left, merging into a single, textured shape. A thin drip extends downward from a central junction, while the speckled background provides a grainy contrast to the solid, sweeping black forms that dominate the composition.

Westport 48

1988

Aaron Siskind

(American, 1903–1991)
America

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