From My Window at An American Place, North

1931

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows an aerial view of a cityscape with tall brick buildings. The horizon is not visible due to the elevated perspective. The scene displays strong contrasts of light and shadow, with sunlight coming from the upper left. The buildings have rectangular windows in uniform rows, creating a pattern of geometric shapes accentuated by shadows. The color scheme is black and white. There is a mechanical crane with wires visible, adding an industrial element to the scene. The photograph is sharp and clear, capturing the architectural details and texture of the urban environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 24.3 × 19.1 cm (9 9/16 × 7 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1207

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    10B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1374

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.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Georgia O'Keeffe; gift to NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1983

  • Photographs by Alfred Stieglitz, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, February 3–May 8, 1983; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, June 17–August 14, 1983; The Art Institute of Chicago, October 18, 1983–January 3, 1984

2001

  • Modern Art and America: Alfred Stieglitz and His New York Galleries, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2001

2004

  • Alfred Stieglitz and His Circle: 1905–1930, Musée d'Orsay, Paris; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, 2004–2005

Bibliography

1983

  • Greenough, Sarah, and Juan Hamilton. Alfred Stieglitz: Photographs and Writings. Washington, 1983: no. 163, pl. 70.

2000

  • Modern Art and America: Alfred Stieglitz and His New York Galleries. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001: no. 111.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1374.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper right verso, in graphite, circled: A-1; center verso: Z Y X
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 10B

Wikidata ID

Q64036704

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

This photograph and Key Set number 1375 show the early stages of construction of the Hotel and Industrial Mart at 515 Madison Avenue (directly across the street to the north of An American Place). The work began in early 1931 and was completed in late summer of the same year (see Photographic Views of New York City, 1870s–1970s, no. 564.C7). The titles are based on those of similar works exhibited in 1932.

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