Aaron Siskind
Street Scene 3
1934-1979
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Aaron Siskind
Street Scene 3
1934-1979
Physical Qualities
Gelatin silver print, Sheet: 277 x 355 mm. (10 7/8 x 14 in.)
Image: 216 x 303 mm. (8 1/2 x 11 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Marc and Elaine Lowen, Baltimore
Object Number
1983.142
A native New Yorker, Aaron Siskind came to photography in 1930 when he was an English teacher for fifth through ninth graders in the New York City public school system. In 1936, he joined the newly-founded Photo League, a cooperative of professional and amateur photographers. The group’s members were united in the belief that photography could help bring about social change and funded several documentary projects that reflected its progressive politics. Siskind led the organization’s Feature Group, a team of young photographers that worked on several projects that chronicled city neighborhoods. The longest-running and best-known of these came to be known as the series "Harlem Document".
BMA, "Harlem Views: Photographs by Aaron Siskind and James van der Zee," 2 December, 1986 - 1 March, 1987.
Rena Hoisington, BMA, "Looking through the Lens: Photography 1900-1960," 16 March - 8 June 2008.
Rena Hoisington, The Academy Art Museum, "Picturing America: 1930-1960 Photographs from the Baltimore Museum of Art," July 31 - October 3, 2009.
Rena Hoisington, BMA, "Black, White & Abstract: Callahan, Siskind, White," May 17 - October 1, 2017.
Rena Hoisington, BMA, "Looking through the Lens: Photography 1900-1960," 16 March - 8 June 2008.
Rena Hoisington, The Academy Art Museum, "Picturing America: 1930-1960 Photographs from the Baltimore Museum of Art," July 31 - October 3, 2009.
Rena Hoisington, BMA, "Black, White & Abstract: Callahan, Siskind, White," May 17 - October 1, 2017.
Inscribed: Recto: at lower right, in black ink: "Aaron Siskind"; Verso: along bottom, in graphite: "Harlem 1935 Street Scene 3 2.15 HD"; at upper right, in graphite: "R.11004.5"
Markings: None
