Oral history interview with Aaron Siskind

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Oral history interview with Aaron Siskind

1982 September 28-October 2

An interview of Aaron Siskind conducted 1982 September 28-October 2, by Barbara Shikler, for the Archives of American Art's Mark Rothko and His Times oral history project.

Sound recording: 2 cassettes : analog.Transcript: 45 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7102575

Archives of American Art

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