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[PHOTOGRAPHY]. 2 photos of young Black subjects, incl. Boy, from \"Harlem Document\" by Aaron Siskind.
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold
$250
Timed Auction
American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Location
Cincinnati
Description
[PHOTOGRAPHY]. 2 photos of young Black subjects, incl. Boy, from "Harlem Document" by Aaron Siskind.
SISKIND, Aaron (1903-1991). Boy, from "Harlem Document," ca 1935. Printed ca 1959. 7 x 4 3/4 in. silver gelatin photograph, 14 x 11 in. mount, signed, dated "Xmas 1959" and "Greetings!" in ink in the margin.
[With:] "Stop Racism." Photographer unknown, ca 1970s. 11 x 13 3/4 in. silver gelatin photograph mounted on board. An intimate photograph capturing a young child peering through a chain-link fence, wearing a baseball cap and sporting a pinback on his shirt that reads "Stop Racism."
Together, 2 photographs.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Condition
Siskind photograph: very fine condition. Inked notation lightly smudged. "Stop Racism" photograph: very fine condition, rich tonality. Freeman's I Hindman strives to describe historic materials in a manner that is respectful to all communities, providing descriptive contexts for objects where possible. The nature of historical ephemera is such that some material may represent positions, language, values, and stereotypes that are not consistent with the current values and practices at Freeman's I Hindman.
Quantity
1