Artist's Biography (1903 - 1991)
Aaron Siskind's original intention was to become a writer. However, after receiving a camera for a wedding present, he became fascinated with the medium's potential. He moved to New York in 1930 and joined the Film and Photo League, producing social documentary images. He then bought a large-format camera and began creating abstract photographs. Siskind taught elementary and junior high school from 1926 to 1948. He moved to Chicago and began teaching photography at the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology and remained there for twenty years.