From My Window at An American Place, North

1931

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

This is a photograph of a construction scene in an urban setting. It captures a portion of a cityscape with several high-rise buildings made of brick and stone with multiple windows. In the forefront, there is a large crane with its boom extending diagonally across the image, intersecting the view with cables hanging down. The base of the crane is not visible, but its upper section is prominently featured as it towers above what appears to be ongoing construction work. The vertical structures and partial walls suggest building elements like steel beams and framework in place. Shadows and sunlight create a strong contrast, highlighting the architectural details of the surrounding buildings and the equipment in the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 24.2 x 18.7 cm (9 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.)
    mount: 56.7 x 46 cm (22 5/16 x 18 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1208

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    10C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1375

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

Bibliography

1983

  • Greenough, Sarah, and Juan Hamilton. Alfred Stieglitz: Photographs and Writings. Washington, 1983: no. 164.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1375.

Inscriptions

by later hand, on mount, lower left, in graphite: 10—C

Wikidata ID

Q64036709

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 1374.

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