From My Window at the Shelton, North

1931

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a cityscape from an elevated perspective. A tall skyscraper stands out in the center, surrounded by a multitude of buildings stretching into the distance. The black and white palette adds a timeless quality to the scene, highlighting the intricate details of the Gothic Revival architecture. The skyscraper dominates the view, with other buildings visible nearby and in the distance, creating a sense of a dense urban environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 24.4 x 19.1 cm (9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
    mount: 56.3 x 46.3 cm (22 3/16 x 18 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1223

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    6C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1386

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

2010

  • Alfred Stieglitz's New York, South Street Seaport Museum, New York, 2010–2011

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1386.

2010

  • Alfred Stieglitz New York. Exh. cat. South Street Seaport Museum, New York, 2010: no. 32.

Inscriptions

by later hand, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 6—C

Wikidata ID

Q64036743

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 1384.

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:

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, YCAL MSS 85, box 125, folder 2483

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1949-18-72

Other Collections

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

National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003.115.4

Location unknown

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)

Lifetime Publications

A reproduction of this work appeared in the following publication(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

Wings 8:12 (December 1934): cover (ill., From the Shelton, New York, 1930)

Waldo Frank et al., America & Alfred Stieglitz (New York, 1934): pl. 31a (ill., From the Shelton—New York, 1930)

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