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A former teacher at the progressive, arts oriented Black Mountain College in North Carolina, Siskind used black-and-white photography to transform banal objects and scenes, such as the walls and surfaces featured here, into striking compositions. Using close-ups and cropping, Siskind’s photographs defamiliarize their subject matter, making the three-dimensional, phenomenal world flat and abstract.","remarks":"PBLJan2013rotation.pdf"}],"datebegin":1961,"sortnumber":"1978   58x","published_date":"2026-03-31 02:07:11.950480","objectid":14045,"dimensions":"image: 19 x 24.3 cm. (7 1/2 x 9 9/16 in.)\r\nsheet: 20.2 x 25.3 cm. (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)","on_view":false}