Backstage, WPA Theater Project, Haiti: The Story of Pierre-Dominique Toussaint l’Ouverture, Lafayette Theater, Harlem, from the Photo League Feature Group project Harlem Document

Aaron Siskind, Backstage, WPA Theater Project, Haiti: The Story of Pierre-Dominique Toussaint l'Ouverture, Lafayette Theater, Harlem, from the Photo League Feature Group project Harlem Document, 1937, printed later, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery, 1990.73.8, © 1937, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Copied Aaron Siskind, Backstage, WPA Theater Project, Haiti: The Story of Pierre-Dominique Toussaint l'Ouverture, Lafayette Theater, Harlem, from the Photo League Feature Group project Harlem Document, 1937, printed later, gelatin silver print, sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.5 x 27.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery, 1990.73.8, © 1937, Aaron Siskind Foundation

Artwork Details

Title
Backstage, WPA Theater Project, Haiti: The Story of Pierre-Dominique Toussaint l’Ouverture, Lafayette Theater, Harlem, from the Photo League Feature Group project Harlem Document
Artist
Date
1937, printed later
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.5 x 27.8 cm.)
Copyright
© 1937, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Credit Line
Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Keywords
  • Cityscape — New York — New York
  • African American
  • Performing arts — theater
  • Cityscape — New York — Harlem
  • Portrait male — Toussaint l’Ouverture, Pierre Dominique
  • Architecture Interior — civic — theater
  • Architecture Interior — civic — Lafayette Theater
Object Number
1990.73.8
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1990.73.8