From "Room 303"—(Intimate Gallery)—New York

1927

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a view of buildings from a dynamic tilted angle. One structures appears on the right, hinting at a cityscape. The left side features an aged architectural facade with decorative elements. Another building under construction is visible, with scaffolding and a pointed top. The black and white photo showcases various shades of grey, lending it a vintage feel. The architectural details stand out against the sky in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.8 x 9.2 cm (4 5/8 x 3 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1192

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    135B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1186

The image shows a man leaning his head on his hand, positioned with his face resting on his left hand. He has a mustache, thin-framed eyeglasses, and thick, greying hair that curls slightly at the edges. He is dressed in a formal jacket, a white shirt, and a black bow tie. The background is a soft, dark blur.

Alfred Stieglitz

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Georgia O'Keeffe; gift to NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • Alfred Stieglitz: Known and Unknown, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, June 2–September 2, 2002; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 6, 2002–January 5, 2003

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1186.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: From "Room 303"— / (Intimate Gallery)—N.Y.— / 1927
by later hands, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 135B; lower right verso: D

Wikidata ID

Q64036674

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 1184.

Lifetime Exhibitions

A print from the same negative—perhaps a photograph from the Gallery’s collection—appeared in the following exhibition(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

possibly 1932, New York (no. 29, as From my window at Intimate Gallery—west, 1928)

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