2026-05-09T05:46:10Z

Records of the Aaron Siskind Foundation (SC-38)

Creator

Aaron Siskind Foundation

Abstract Or Scope

The collection documents the activities of the Aaron Siskind Foundation during its years of operation, from 1984 to 2020. Aaron Siskind directed that his estate become a resource that would support contemporary photography and reward and encourage excellence in its practitioners. Since his death in 1991, the Aaron Siskind Foundation provided cash grants to individual photographic artists on a yearly basis until disbanding in 2020.
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Collection Context

1. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts