Terrors and Pleasures of Levitation #58

1965

Aaron Siskind

Associated Names
Aaron Siskind

Artist, American, 1903 - 1991

The image displays a full-body silhouette of a person in a dynamic pose. The person is sideways with their head tilted slightly backward and arms extended backward. The silhouette hides their facial features and reveals their shaved or closely cropped hairstyle. They wear form-fitting shorts or swimwear. The background is a plain, light-colored surface, creating contrast with the dark silhouette. There are no visible jewelry items or held objects.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 35.4 x 27.6 cm (13 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.136.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Aaron Siskind Foundation; (Robert Mann Gallery, New York, NY); NGA purchase, 2000.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: D58-'65 / B6; by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: Pleasures and terrors 58 1965; stamped lower right in black ink: AARON SISKIND ESTATE

Wikidata ID

Q64032374

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