Alvin’s work is defined by its pictorialism sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

A Tree in Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh
Alvin Langdon Coburn English, born United States, 1882–1966

Singer Building, New York City
Alvin Langdon Coburn English, born United States, 1882–1966

Williamsburg Bridge
Alvin Langdon Coburn English, born United States, 1882–1966

The Lord of the Dynamos
Alvin Langdon Coburn English, born United States, 1882–1966

The Park Row Building
Alvin Langdon Coburn English, born United States, 1882–1966

Untitled
Alvin Langdon Coburn English, born United States, 1882–1966

Kingsway
Alvin Langdon Coburn English, born United States, 1882–1966

St. Paul's from Ludgate Circus, Plate XX from the series "London," 1909
Alvin Langdon Coburn English, born United States, 1882–1966

The Waterfront
Alvin Langdon Coburn English, born United States, 1882–1966

The Two Trees, Rothenberg
Alvin Langdon Coburn English, born United States, 1882–1966

The Door in the Wall
Alvin Langdon Coburn English, born United States, 1882–1966

The Tunnel Builders
Alvin Langdon Coburn English, born United States, 1882–1966

Sargent
Alvin Langdon Coburn English, born United States, 1882–1966

Leicester Square
Alvin Langdon Coburn English, born United States, 1882–1966

Untitled
Alvin Langdon Coburn English, born United States, 1882–1966

St. John Wood
Alvin Langdon Coburn English, born United States, 1882–1966

Untitled
Alvin Langdon Coburn English, born United States, 1882–1966

The Gateway, Durklisbuhl
Alvin Langdon Coburn English, born United States, 1882–1966

Vortograph
Alvin Langdon Coburn English, born United States, 1882–1966

The Doctor's Door
Alvin Langdon Coburn English, born United States, 1882–1966