Arthur Siegel

ferrotyped, signed and inscribed 'Photo by Arthur Siegel' in ink on the reverse, framed, Buhl Collection and exhibition labels on the reverse, 1940

James Danziger Gallery, New York, 1996

The Art Institute of Chicago, Taken by Design: Photographs from The Institute of Design, 1937-1971, March - May 2002, and traveling to:

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, July - October 2002

The Philadelphia Museum of Art, December 2002 - March 2003

David Travis and Elizabeth Siegel, eds., Taken by Design: Photographs from The Institute of Design, 1937-1971 (The Art Institute of Chicago, 2002), pl. 40 (this print)

This early ferrotyped print, on double-weight paper, is in generally very good condition. The edges are rubbed, and there are small losses. In raking light, a 4-inch crease that does not appear to break the emulsion at the right edge is visible. On the reverse are several small cellulose and cloth tape remnants, likely from prior matting/mounting. On the reverse of the print are several numerical annotations in pencil: '1940 - A.S.,' 'P9412003,' and 'AS& 465.'
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