mounted, titled and dated twice in pencil and a 'Photography Collection of the Polaroid Corporation' label, with typed credit and title and accession information in ink, on the reverse, 1953, printed no later than 1959 (Fragmentation of Language, p. 26; Aaron Siskind 100, unpaginated; Pleasures and Terrors, p. 145; and Daiter, p. 19, all cropped variants)

Acquired from the photographer in May 1959 for the Library Collection

This early print, on paper with a slight surface sheen that is mounted to heavy off-white board, is in generally very good to excellent condition. In high raking light, a 1 1/2-inch crease that does not break the emulsion is visible in the upper left quadrant. The mount is slightly age-darkened at the periphery and is lightly soiled on the reverse.
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