Alvin’s work is defined by its folk art sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Running Horse Weather Vane
Alvin L. Jewell (American, 1821–1867) A. L. Jewell and Company (American, 1852–67) Waltham, Massachusetts
Garniture for Field and Foot Tourney at the Barriers
Italian, Milan
Armor for Heavy Calvary (Cuirassier)
Italian; Milan
Revised Panoramic View of Yokohama (Saikai Yokohama fukei)
Utagawa Sadahide Japanese, 1807-1873
Blast Furnaces, Heads, Frontal Views
Bernd Becher (German, 1931–2007) and Hilla Becher (German, 1934-2015)
Lock
Frank L. Koralewsky (American, born Germany, 1872–1941)
Among the Redwoods
Wallace L. DeWolf American, 1854–1930
Hanga, volume 2
Various Artists Japanese, 20th century
A Tree in Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh
Alvin Langdon Coburn English, born United States, 1882–1966
Invest in the Victory Liberty Loan
L. A. Shafer (American, 1866-1940) printed by W. F. Powers Co. Litho.
The Scream
Raymond Martin American, 1930-2011
Singer Building, New York City
Reproduction of fresco from Knossos
Attributed to Emile Gilliéron Swiss, 1850–1924
Cornell Towers, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective Rendering
Maurice L. Bein (American, born Russia, 1897–1978) Charles L. Morgan (American, 1890–1947)
Williamsburg Bridge
The Lord of the Dynamos
The Park Row Building
Plan of Chicago, Plate 62, Plan of a Proposed Park
Daniel Hudson Burnham, American, 1846–1912 Edward Herbert Bennett, American, born England, 1874–1954
Eclipse
Untitled