Water Tower and Radio City, New York

1933

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a cityscape with various buildings. In the foreground, a large brick building with open windows is visible. Next to it is a taller, textured structure with a water tower on top. In the distance, a tall skyscraper stands out against a slightly overcast sky. The skyline is dominated by vertical forms of buildings, creating a monochromatic color palette of black, gray, and white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 23.8 × 18.6 cm (9 3/8 × 7 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1246

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    9E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1498

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

2016

  • Intersections: Photographs and Videos from the National Gallery of Art and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2016–2017

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1498.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, center verso, in graphite: Trial; lower center: 15 1/4 x 20
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left, in graphite: 9E

Wikidata ID

Q64036800

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 1497.

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