From My Window at An American Place, North

probably 1931

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

This is a photograph of an urban architectural scene featuring a large brick building with ornate Gothic-inspired decorative elements. The image captures a segment of the building characterized by its detailed stonework beneath two of the building's windows. The surrounding area is densely packed with other buildings, showcasing a variety of architectural styles in an urban setting. The photograph is in black and white, highlighting the contrast and texture of the masonry and the detailed embellishments that adorn the building.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 18.7 x 23.7 cm (7 3/8 x 9 5/16 in.)
    mount: 56 x 44.4 cm (22 1/16 x 17 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1242

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    6D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1445

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.

Alfred Stieglitz

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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. 167.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1445.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q64036785

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The Hotel and Industrial Mart at 515 Madison Avenue, seen in the right foreground of this photograph and Key Set numbers 1446 and 1447, was completed in late summer 1931. These three photographs were probably made in fall 1931 when Stieglitz returned from Lake George.

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