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Call Number:

PH-02888

Collection Name:

Aaron Siskind: Photogravures

Creator:

Siskind, Aaron (1903 - 1991)

No. of Items:

6 photogravures in 1 portfolio

Span Dates:

1990

Description:

Limited edition portfolio titled Aaron Siskind: Photogravures (New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1990). Edition 22/30. Contained within a linen clamshell portfolio are a title page, six photogravures by Aaron Siskind (American, 1903-1991) printed on Richard de Bas handmade paper, and a colophon. Each print is titled, dated, and signed by the artist. These same images, which are abstract images of tar patches and stains on pavement, were used to illustrate the Limited Editions Club's 1990 edition of Song of the Open Road by Walt Whitman. A copy of Song of the Open Road, a copy of which is held by the Ransom Center (call number f PS 3222 S647 1990 HRC-P).

Location(s):

f PS 3222 S647 1990 Plates HRC-P (999:0028:0001-0006)
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Item(s):

999:0028:0001 -- Siskind, Aaron (1903 - 1991). Vermont 154, 1987, printed 1990. Photogravure, image: 26 x 26.3 cm ; 10 1/5 x 10 2/5 in ; sheet: 55 x 47.6 cm ; 21 7/10 x 18 7/10 in .

999:0028:0002 -- Siskind, Aaron (1903 - 1991). Providence 23, 1986, printed 1990. Photogravure, image: 26 x 26.3 cm ; 10 1/5 x 10 2/5 in ; sheet: 55 x 47.6 cm ; 21 7/10 x 18 7/10 in .

999:0028:0003 -- Siskind, Aaron (1903 - 1991). Providence 65, 1986, printed 1990. Photogravure, image: 26 x 26.3 cm ; 10 1/5 x 10 2/5 in ; sheet: 55 x 47.6 cm ; 21 7/10 x 18 7/10 in .

999:0028:0004 -- Siskind, Aaron (1903 - 1991). Providence 35, 1986, printed 1990. Photogravure, image: 26 x 26.3 cm ; 10 1/5 x 10 2/5 in ; sheet: 55 x 47.6 cm ; 21 7/10 x 18 7/10 in .

999:0028:0005 -- Siskind, Aaron (1903 - 1991). Westport 27, 1988, printed 1990. Photogravure, image: 26 x 26.3 cm ; 10 1/5 x 10 2/5 in ; sheet: 55 x 47.6 cm ; 21 7/10 x 18 7/10 in .

999:0028:0006 -- Siskind, Aaron (1903 - 1991). Vermont 189, 1987, printed 1990. Photogravure, image: 26 x 26.3 cm ; 10 1/5 x 10 2/5 in ; sheet: 55 x 47.6 cm ; 21 7/10 x 18 7/10 in .

See Also:

Aaron Siskind Photography Collection

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