Terrors and Pleasures of Levitation #477

1956

Aaron Siskind

Associated Names
Aaron Siskind

Artist, American, 1903 - 1991

The image shows a man jumping in mid-air with his entire body visible from behind. He appears to be leaning to one side with both arms extended, one arm higher than the other. The man's facial features are not visible due to the angle, but his hair is short and dark. He is wearing dark swim trunks, and there are no objects or jewelry visible on him. The background is a stark white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 25.3 x 25.2 cm (9 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.48.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Aaron Siskind Foundation; (Robert Mann Gallery, New York, NY); NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: Pleasures + Terrors of Levitation 477 / 1956; signed by artist, center in graphite: 477/54 / Aaron Siskind; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: 1 of 2

Wikidata ID

Q64032390

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