New York Central Yard

1903, printed 1910

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

Alvin Langdon Coburn

Printer, British, born United States, 1882 - 1966

The image shows a snowy railyard with train tracks converging towards the center and leading into the distance. A large plume of steam hovers above a steam locomotive, positioned beyond the central part of the image. The horizon is obscured by the dark silhouettes of industrial buildings and structures. The style of the image is grainy and textured, resembling early 20th-century photography or printmaking. The print quality is soft and blurred, creating a moody, atmospheric effect. The color palette is monochromatic, dominated by shades of gray, black, and white, emphasizing the cold ambiance of the scene. Several figures are faintly visible among the tracks, adding scale and activity to the railway setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mark Katzman and Hilary Skirboll

  • Dimensions

    image: 11.8 × 10 cm (4 5/8 × 3 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.3 × 13.9 cm (8 × 5 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2025.15.37

  • Volume Title

    The Artistic Side of Photography


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Bearly Read Books, Sudbury, MA); Mark Katzman, St. Louis, MO, 2014; gift to NGA, 2025.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center below image printed in black ink: New York Central, by A. Stieglitz; on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite: 304; bottom left: A


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