In this black and white photograph, a street and sidewalk are seen from above. Two vehicles are parked on the street, and a number of figures occupy the sidewalk. Some of the figures are shoe shiners, with shoe shining stands and chairs near the curb, and others are passersby. One man is seated, having his shoes shined by another man. A metal girder is seen in the foreground of the image, holding up what could be a train track next to the post for a street light. On the lower half of the post, two signs hang. One includes an image of an arrow pointing right and reads “TERMINAL.”

Street scene 4, Harlem

Aaron Siskind

1937; printed 1981

Titles Street scene 4, Harlem (Proper)@Harlem Document (Series)
Artist Aaron Siskind, American, 1903 - 1991
Medium gelatin silver print
Dimensions sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in. (35.2 × 27.6 cm) image: 10 3/8 × 7 3/4 in. (26.4 × 19.7 cm)
Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Howard and Ellen Greenberg, AFI.189.2017
Work Type photograph
Classification Photographs