Remembering Joseph Cornell in Merida 58

© Aaron Siskind/Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Remembering Joseph Cornell in Merida 58

Currently not on view

Remembering Joseph Cornell in Merida 58,

1974

Aaron Siskind, 1903–1991; born New York, NY; died Providence, RI; active New York, Chicago, and Providence
x1989-80

Information

Title
Remembering Joseph Cornell in Merida 58
Dates

1974

Maker
Aaron Siskind
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 27.9 x 25.4 cm (11 x 10 in.) sheet: 35.4 x 27.8 cm (13 15/16 x 10 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jane Teller
Object Number
x1989-80
Inscription
Titled and signed: Merida C. 58 1974 (Joseph Cornell) Aaron Siskind; inscribed verso u.r.:Jane; lower edge: MC-58 1/74//
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Subject
cemeteries, graves

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