Uruapan II

1955

Aaron Siskind

Associated Names
Aaron Siskind

Artist, American, 1903 - 1991

The image shows rectangular and amorphous white patches on a dark, textured background. The white areas have jagged edges and irregular shapes. Above the dark background, the silhouette of foliage is visible. The overall effect is abstract, with smeared and layered shapes that may resemble familiar objects.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Fern M. Schad

  • Dimensions

    image: 37.1 × 47.2 cm (14 5/8 × 18 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.64 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.168.5

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: Uruapan II 1955; on verso, by unknown hand, top left corner in graphite: RWFA 2253; bottom left corner: AS-5.302; lower center: UR II, '55 / B4

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