New York from the Shelton

1935

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a cityscape with a cluster of skyscrapers during dusk or early evening. The skyline is framed by tall buildings with one dominant skyscraper and a distinctive structure in the distance. The scene is monochromatic, with dark buildings against a slightly brighter sky. The light indicates the sun may have recently set, casting a gray-blue hue. The mood is a softly lit urban landscape transitioning into nighttime.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 24.4 x 19.3 cm (9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
    mount: 52.8 x 39.5 cm (20 13/16 x 15 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1261

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    3D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1574

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

1958

  • Photographs by Alfred Stieglitz, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, March 16–April 27, 1958

Bibliography

1958

  • Bry, Doris. Exhibition of Photographs by Alfred Stieglitz. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1958: no. 102, pl. 14.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1574.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: A1
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 3D
by later hand, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite, in square: 1

Wikidata ID

Q64036832

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 1564.

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 Art Institute of Chicago, 1949.786

George Eastman Museum, Rochester, 74:0052:0074

Library of Congress, Washington, PH-53 B

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 50.848

National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Ph-141

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 52.1824

Other Collections

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

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1997-146-110 (inscribed: NY Series Spring 1935)

Private collection (inscribed: An American Place / 509 Madison Ave.—Room 1710 [S.E. corner 53rd St.]—New York / Radio City—Morning— / 1934 / by Alfred Stieglitz)

Lifetime Publications

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

Twice a Year 1 (Fall–Winter 1938): 76 (ill., New York: Series 7—Number 7, 1932)

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