Untitled

Sam Francis

1948

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Reclining Nude, George Biddle, lithograph
Light graphite marks in form of a circle.
A black and white photograph featuring a perspective view of a long corridor in a historic prison. There are multiple metal grill doors on either side of the corridor. In the center a man is standing in front of a tripod with his top half covered by a dark fabric, possibly looking through a camera. Behind him a rectangular briefcase sits against the wall. The title indicates the man is Aaron Siskind, taking a photograph in the Old Yuma Jail.
A black and white photograph shows a black girl looking out from a window of a cabin. The wall seen, is made of tree logs and mug mortar. The open window is made of plants of wood with a newspaper nailed to it, from the inside. The newspaper shows a white woman holding a dish of food. The black girl with a serious facial expression is looking away from the camera.