Amateur Night, Apollo Theater, Harlem

Aaron Siskind, Amateur Night, Apollo Theater, Harlem, 1937, printed later, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery, 1991.111.5, © 1937, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Aaron Siskind, Amateur Night, Apollo Theater, Harlem, 1937, printed later, gelatin silver print, sheet: 14 x 10 7⁄8 in. (35.5 x 27.6 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery, 1991.111.5, © 1937, Aaron Siskind Foundation

Artwork Details

Title
Amateur Night, Apollo Theater, Harlem
Artist
Date
1937, printed later
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 14 x 10 7⁄8 in. (35.5 x 27.6 cm.)
Copyright
© 1937, Aaron Siskind Foundation
Credit Line
Gift of Tennyson and Fern Schad, courtesy of Light Gallery
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure male
  • African American
  • Performing arts — theater — performer
  • Architecture Interior — civic — Apollo Theater
  • Cityscape — New York — Harlem
  • Architecture Interior — civic — theater
Object Number
1991.111.5
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1991.111.5

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