Alfred Stieglitz
American, 1864–1946
The Hand of Man
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Alfred Stieglitz
American, 1864–19461902, printed 1920/39
The Hand of Man
Alfred Stieglitz American, 1864–1946 →Pictorialismgelatin silver (developing-out-paper) prphotographic process
Date
1902, printed 1920/39
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image/paper: 8.9 × 11.9 cm (3 9/16 × 4 11/16 in.); Mount: 34.4 × 27 cm (13 9/16 × 10 11/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Alfred Stieglitz Collection
Alfred Stieglitz worked tirelessly to elevate photography to a medium of art. He edited two journals, Camera Notes and Camera Work; ran a series of galleries where he promoted photography alongside modern painting and sculpture; and made groundbreaking photographs of his own. Stieglitz took this photograph from the back of a moving train as it pulled out of the train yard in Long Island City, New York, and the image was published in the first issue of Camera Work in January 1903. The elegance of the composition belies its rough, industrial subject and emphasizes artistic intent over the technical skills required to make a photograph. The title, too, affirms the artist's role in a mechanical process of urban transformation.For more on the Alfred Stieglitz collection at the Art Institute, along with in-depth object information, please visit the website: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection.
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