Aaron was born in 1904 in the heart of New York City and he spent his whole life there . He attended the City College and earned a B.S.S. in literature. After his honeymoon in 1929, he received his first camera as a gift given by his wife Sidonie Glaller. In 1943 and 1944 he began creating abstract photographs based on discarded objects found on Martha's Vineyard. Later, he taught photography in New Jersey at Trenton Junior college as well as at Rhode Island School of Design with Harry Callahn. Aaron had many achievements including founding the Society for Photographic Education , becoming the Co-editor of Chief Magazine, and being the founder of the Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester. He received numerous awards such as the Gold Star of Merit award from Philadelphia College of Art, the Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, and the Governor's Prize for the Arts in Rhode Island. His work focused on the details of architecture and nature.
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Website- http://www.aaronsiskind.org/
Interview- http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/siskin82.htm
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