Watermelon Seller, from the project The Most Crowded Block

Aaron Siskind, Watermelon Seller, from the project The Most Crowded Block, 1940, printed later, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery, 1991.111.7, © 1940, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Copied Aaron Siskind, Watermelon Seller, from the project The Most Crowded Block, 1940, printed later, gelatin silver print, sheet: 1410 78 in. (35.727.6 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery, 1991.111.7, © 1940, Aaron Siskind Foundation

Artwork Details

Title
Watermelon Seller, from the project The Most Crowded Block
Date
1940, printed later
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 1410 78 in. (35.727.6 cm.)
Copyright
© 1940, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Credit Line
Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Keywords
  • Architecture — domestic — apartment
  • African American
  • Figure female — full length
  • Occupation — vendor — fruit seller
  • Cityscape — New York — Harlem
  • Still life — fruit — watermelon
Object Number
1991.111.7