The Flatiron
1903, printed 1929/1932
Artist, American, 1864 - 1946
Alfred Stieglitz
Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to image): 12 × 8.9 cm (4 3/4 × 3 1/2 in.)
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Accession Number
1949.3.273
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Stieglitz Estate Number
130A
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Key Set Number
289
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Georgia O'Keeffe; gift to NGA, 1949.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1992
Stieglitz in the Darkroom, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 4, 1992–February 14, 1993
Bibliography
1946
Twice A Year 14/15 (Fall-Winter 1946–1947): 188–190.
1996
Smith, Joel. "How Stieglitz Came to Photograph Cityscapes." History of Photography 20, no. 4 (Winter 1996): 323.
2002
Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 289.
Inscriptions
by Alfred Stieglitz, on print, center verso, in graphite: smooth mat paper; on mount, center verso: Ex 1932
by later hand, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: another a better print; upper right verso, in blue pencil: "you"
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 130 A
Wikidata ID
Q64034784
Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data
Remarks
For Stieglitz’s description of photographing the Flatiron Building, see Key Set number 287.
Stieglitz Collections
A corresponding print was given to the following institution(s) by Alfred Stieglitz during his lifetime, or was received or acquired from the estate:
The Art Institute of Chicago, 1949.707
Other Collections
A print corresponding with this photograph can also be found in the following collection(s):
University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque, PC76193 [platinum]