New York from 405 E 54th Street

1937

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows an overhead view looking down at a river with a riverbank and skyline in the distance. In the foreground, there are tennis courts with players. Two boats are seen on the river, one in motion with a trail behind it and another stationary. The skyline is filled with partially constructed buildings and urban structures. In the background, a cityscape with industrial elements can be seen. The image is in black and white, giving it a timeless quality.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 8.8 x 11.4 cm (3 7/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
    mount: 33.1 x 27.4 cm (13 1/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1264

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    131C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1621

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

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1621.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 131C

Wikidata ID

Q64036837

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

This photograph and Key Set numbers 1622 and 1623 are dated by the construction of a hospital on Welfare Island (now Roosevelt Island). A photograph by P. L. Sperr, dated 1 July 1937 (see Photographic Views of New York, 1870s–1970s, no. 1369.C3), shows the construction of the hospital at a stage similar to that of these three photographs. As Stieglitz left for Lake George in late June, the photographs must have been made in May or June 1937. The titles are based on those of similar works included in Stieglitz’s 1934 exhibition at An American Place.

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