Archives of American Art

Aaron Siskind papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.siskaaro
Creators:
Siskind, Aaron
Dates:
1967-1977
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1,257 Items
(on 2 microfilm reels)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Correspondence; biographical information; financial papers; clippings; exhibition catalogs and announcements. Correspondents include Ansel Adams, Rudolf Arnheim, Paul Caponigro, Ivan Chermayeff, Imogen Cunningham, Joseph Jachna, Gyorgy Kepes, Golda Lewis, Stephen Ostrow, Daniel Robbins, Naomi Savage, Alan Shestack, Jane Teller, and Hugo Weber, among others.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Photographer; Providence, R.I., Born 1903. Died 1991.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 1302-1303 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to the lender, Aaron Siskind, after microfilming, 1977.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1977 by Aaron Siskind.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Photography Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographers -- Rhode Island -- Providence Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Caponigro, Paul, 1932- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Chermayeff, Ivan Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cunningham, Imogen, 1883-1976 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Jachna, Joseph D. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kepes, Gyorgy, 1906-2001 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lewis, Golda, d. 2005 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ostrow, Stephen E. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Robbins, Daniel Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Savage, Naomi, 1927-2005 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Shestack, Alan Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Teller, Jane Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Weber, Hugo, 1918-1971 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Arnheim, Rudolf Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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