Lathe, Akeley Camera Shop, New York

1923

Paul Strand

Associated Names
Paul Strand

Artist, American, 1890 - 1976

This is a photograph of a metal lathe chuck and vise. The image showcases a close-up perspective of the machinery setup, including the chuck, jaws, and a vise. The metal components have precise edges and industrial screws. The metal surface is reflective, highlighting the polished steel. The photograph likely focuses on the intricacy and precision involved in mechanical instrument design.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Strand Archive, Aperture Foundation, Millerton, NY; Southwestern Bell Corporation, St. Louis, MO; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p. 158, illus. p.60.

  • Paul Strand: An American Vision, National Gallery of Art; The Art Institute of Chicago; Saint Louis Art Museum; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco; Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990 - 1992, unnumbered catalogue.

2001

  • Modern Art and America: Alfred Stieglitz and His New York Galleries, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001, no. 145, as Lathe No. 1, New York.

2004

  • "Alfred Stieglitz and His Circle: 1905-1930", Musée d'Orsay, Paris; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, 2004-2005, no. 180.

Bibliography

1978

  • Rosenblum, Naomi. "Paul Strand. The Early Years, 1910-1932." Ph.D. dissertation, City University of New York, 1978: fig. 94.

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p. 158, illus. p.60.

2000

  • Modern Art and America: Alfred Stieglitz and His New York Galleries. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001: no. 145.

Inscriptions

upper center verso in blue ink: Lathe #1 / New York - 1923 / Paul Strand.; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: EW-MAC-250 FIII

Wikidata ID

Q64158651

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