Watermelon man, Harlem 1940 [graphic] / Aaron Siskind. [printed between 1970 and 1990]

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Watermelon man, Harlem 1940 [graphic] / Aaron Siskind. [printed between 1970 and 1990]

Photograph shows an African American man standing on a truck bed full of watermelons. In his hand he holds a slice of watermelon on a stick(?).

1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 14 x 11 in. (36 x 28 cm.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8043390

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Siskind, Aaron, 1971-

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Siskind, Aaron. American Photographer. Born: New York City, 4 December 1903. Education: DeWitt Clinton High School, New York; City College of New York, B.S.S. in literature 1926; self-taught in photography. Family: Married Sidonie Glaller in 1929. Instructor in English, various public schools, New York, 1926-49. Took first photos, Bermuda, 1930; professional freelance photographer since 1932. Member of the Film and Photo League, New York, 1932-35, 1936-41. Part-time Instructor in Photography, Tr...