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Izy, Siskind

Millerton 1

Aaron Siskind, American, 1903 – 1991. Millerton 1, Photograph. 1971. Artstor https://library-artstor-org.ezproxy.lib.lehigh.edu/public/28026923

This appears to be boards of some sort – perhaps a weathered boardwalk. Some of the boards look cleaner than others, or maybe a different type of would, adding to the glaring contrast in the image. This piece is very achromatic, like most of his other photographs. I believe this photograph was taken looking down at a boardwalk, or perhaps at a board wall.

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  1. You can also describe the diagonal angle of the shot and the grouping of three lighter boards. Don’t forget to select a key image so that it will display on the front page of the blog.

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