From My Window at An American Place, North

1931

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

This image captures an urban landscape with a collection of high-rise buildings. The photo is taken from an elevated angle, showing the tops of the buildings and the city horizon. The buildings are closely spaced, creating a vertical cityscape with varying heights and designs. The black and white color scheme highlights the contrast and textures, emphasizing the geometric shapes and window patterns of the architecture. Shadows are cast between the buildings, accentuating their form.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 18.9 x 23.6 cm (7 7/16 x 9 5/16 in.)
    mount: 56.5 x 46.5 cm (22 1/4 x 18 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1211

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    7B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1381

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

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1381.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 7B
by later hands, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: MMX; upper center verso: 15

Wikidata ID

Q64036717

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 1379.

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 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 49.55.46

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:

1932, New York (nos. 1–9, as From my window at An American Place, north, 1931)

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