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Chicago 17

A work made of gelatin silver print.
© Aaron Siskind Foundation.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1960, printed 1970s

Artist:

Aaron Siskind
American, 1903–1991

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Aaron Siskind

Title

Chicago 17

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1960

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; inscribed and signed verso, upper center, in graphite: "Chicago 17 1960 / Aaron Siskind"; inscribed verso, lower left, in graphite: "5" [encircled]; verso, lower center, in graphite: "Ch 17 /60 / 3 1/2"

Dimensions

Image: 32.2 × 25.2 cm (12 11/16 × 9 15/16 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 27.9 cm (13 15/16 × 11 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Emanuel and Edithann M. Gerard

Reference Number

1992.348

Copyright

© Aaron Siskind Foundation.

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