St. Louis 9

1955

Aaron Siskind

Associated Names
Aaron Siskind

Artist, American, 1903 - 1991

This is an abstract image featuring bold, dark shapes on a textured surface with layers of peeling paint. Large letters like "R" and "P" are partially visible, suggesting a fragmented sign or billboard. Some shapes resemble familiar objects like a musical note or the arc of a bridge, creating a mysterious composition.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Fern M. Schad

  • Dimensions

    image: 35.2 × 41.5 cm (13 7/8 × 16 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.64 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.168.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fern M. Schad, New York; gift to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in black ink: Aaron Siskind; lower left below image: St. Louis 9 1955; on verso, by unknown hand, along bottom right corner in graphite: RWFA 1155; SISK.027; AS-2.101.6

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