Vera Cruz 33

Aaron Siskind

1903–1991

Vera Cruz 33, 1981

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: gelatin silver print

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 36.7 x 36.1 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 14 7/16 x 14 3/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 25 x 20 in

Credit line: Gift of Robert Drapkin and Chitranee Drapkin

Accession number: 1987.0339

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Exhibition Label: “Textures of Interpretation: Meaning and Materiality in Global Contemporary Art," Jan-2010, Sooa Im Throughout his career, Aaron Siskind experimented with the interplay between geometric abstraction and documentary photography. Some of the main subjects of the series represented by these two photographs include exposed walls, frayed posters, peeling paint and random graffiti. By casting a sharp contrast between light and shadow, Siskind’s photography depicts the sculptural texture found in the surfaces of urban settings.