The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 21, 2025

Jalapa (Homage to Franz Kline) 6

1973, printed later

Aaron Siskind

(American, 1903–1991)
America
gelatin silver print
Image: 25.5 x 24.6 cm (10 1/16 x 9 11/16 in.); Paper: 35.5 x 27.6 cm (14 x 10 7/8 in.)
Gift of George and Joan Violin 2019.261
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Aaron Siskind taught high school English in New York City for 23 years before he took up photography.

Description

Siskind found motifs in the city or in nature that, when detached from their context through close-up, enter into a dialogue with contemporary avant-garde painting, especially Abstract Expressionism. Whether capturing fragments of nature, architecture, or the urban environment, Siskind created images that explored abstraction, symbolism, gesture, and texture.
  • (G.W. Einstein, Inc., New York, NY)
    George and Joan Violin
    December 3, 2019
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2019.261