From My Window at the Shelton, North

1930

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

This photograph shows a building under construction with exposed metal framework, scaffolding, and construction materials covered by tarps. The structure has multiple floors with visible girder patterns. On the right side, the sky with large, fluffy clouds is visible. An airplane is seen flying in the sky, adding a sense of motion and scale. The contrast between the dark steel structure and the bright sky creates a dramatic effect, highlighting the juxtaposition of human-made and natural elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.8 x 9.3 cm (4 5/8 x 3 11/16 in.)
    mount: 34.8 x 27.5 cm (13 11/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1217

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    133D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1353

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

1996

  • Smith, Joel. "How Stieglitz Came to Photograph Cityscapes." History of Photography 20, no. 4 (Winter 1996): 325.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1353.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, center verso, in graphite: Ex 1932
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 133D
by later hands, on mount, upper center verso, in graphite: [5?]; upper right verso, in blue pencil, circled: D

Wikidata ID

Q64036731

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 1350.

Other Collections

A print corresponding with this photograph can also be found in the following collection(s):

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1997-146-19 (inscribed: 1931)

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. 10–16, as From my window at The Shelton, north, 1931)

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