From My Window at An American Place, Southwest
Artist
Alfred Stieglitz
(American, 1864 - 1946)
Date1932
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 9 7/16 × 7 7/16 inches (23.97 × 18.89 cm)
Mount (1): 9 7/16 × 7 7/16 inches (23.97 × 18.89 cm)
Mount (2): 20 × 16 inches (50.8 × 40.64 cm)
Mount (1): 9 7/16 × 7 7/16 inches (23.97 × 18.89 cm)
Mount (2): 20 × 16 inches (50.8 × 40.64 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.2220
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of multistory buildings taken from a high vantage point.Exhibition HistoryRotation 7. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, December 7, 2009 – May 17, 2010, no cat.
This urban view, taken from the window of An American Place, Alfred Stieglitz’s New York gallery, emphasizes bold architectural geometries, textures, sparkling light, and deep shadows. Stieglitz’s vantage point eliminates the street below, focusing attention instead on the rhythms and forms of a man-made realm suspended between ground and sky.
Edwynn Houk Gallery, Chicago, IL;
Purchased from Edwynn Houk Gallery by Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1989;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
Purchased from Edwynn Houk Gallery by Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1989;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
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