About the Artwork
Gloucester (Bird Head)
1944
Aaron Siskind
1903-1991
American
Unknown
Gelatin silver print
Image: 9 5/8 × 7 3/4 inches (24.4 × 19.7 cm) Sheet: 10 × 8 inches (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Photographs
Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of Nina and Leo Pircher
2019.73
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Markings
Inscribed, in pencil lower center edge,verso: PF131083 Inscribed, in pencil, lower right corner, verso: ASF2013155 | GLOUCESTER (c) 1944 | 688
Stamped, in black ink, lower left verso: This photography by Aaron Siskind was authenticated at the time of his death. | Aaron Siskind Foundation
Provenance
Nina and Leo Pircher (Los Angeles, California, USA)
2019-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Aaron Siskind, Gloucester (Bird Head), 1944, gelatin silver print. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Nina and Leo Pircher, 2019.73.
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