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Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation, #49

1954, printed later

Artists

Aaron SiskindArtist
Classification
Photographs
Technique
Gelatin silver print
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Culture
American
Century
20th century
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Department
Department of Photographs

Dimensions

sheet: : 27.9 × 35.6 cm (11 × 14 in.)

Provenance

Aaron Siskind, Pawtucket, RI, sold; to Deborah Martin Kao (c. 1990-2020), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2020.

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