Looking North from Room 3003—Shelton Hotel, New York

1927

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a densely packed cityscape with various buildings and skyscrapers. The horizon is high in the composition, marked by numerous buildings extending towards it, with a prominent skyscraper in the center. It stands tall above the other structures, detailed facades and tiered design highlighted against a dark sky. The grayscale color scheme creates a stark contrast between light and dark areas. The closest buildings exhibit a range of architectural styles, featuring windows, roofs, and facades. The streets look narrow and busy, bordered by towering buildings, stretching into the distant urban expanse merging with the horizon.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 12.1 x 9.4 cm (4 3/4 x 3 11/16 in.)
    mount: 31.5 x 24.8 cm (12 3/8 x 9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1194

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    134E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1181

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. 1181.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: Looking North from Room 3003—Shelton Hotel, N.Y.—Jan / 1927
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 134E
by later hand, on mount, lower right verso, in graphite: D

Wikidata ID

Q64036676

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

This photograph and Key Set numbers 1182 and 1183 were all taken looking north from the Shelton Hotel. The Beverly Hotel, which opened in October 1927, is seen under construction in the foreground of Key Set numbers 1182 and 1183.

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