| LC control no. | n 81095966 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Siskind, Aaron |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | New York (N.Y.) Chicago (Ill.) |
| Birth date | 1903-12-04 |
| Death date | 1991-02-08 |
| Place of birth | New York (N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Providence (R.I.) |
| Affiliation | Photo League College of the City of New York (1866-1926) Institute of Design (Chicago, Ill.) Rhode Island School of Design |
| Profession or occupation | Photographers |
| Found in | His Photographs, 1959. His Aaron Siskind, 1979: p. 3 (b. in 1903 in New York) His Aaron Siskind 100, 2003: CIP pub. info (photographer; 1903-1991) Wikipedia, April 21, 2015 (Aaron Siskind, December 4, 1903 - February 8, 1991, was an American photographer widely considered to be closely involved with, if not a part of, the abstract expressionist movement. In his autobiography he wrote that he began his foray into photography when he received a camera for a wedding gift and began taking pictures on his honeymoon. He quickly realized the artistic potential this offered. He worked in both New York City and Chicago) The Art Story website, viewed March 2, 2023 (Aaron Siskind, American photographer; Bachelor of Social Science in Literature 1926, College of the City of New York; taught English in New York City public schools for 21 years; became interested in photography when given a camera as a wedding present in 1930; member of the New York Photo League, and director of its Feature Group in 1936; left the Photo League in the early 1940s, cultivated connections with members of the New York School of Abstract Expressionism; at the invitation of Harry Callahan, moved to Chicago in 1951 to teach photography at the Institute of Design; in 1952-53, led his students in a project to document the buildings of Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler; at Callahan's request, left the Institute to join the staff of the Rhode Island School of Design in 1971; retired from teaching 5 years later; died in Providence, Rhode Island, age 87) |
| Associated language | eng |
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