Alfred Stieglitz
(Alfred Stieglitz: Experiment 27 [Camera Work 27:33, July 1909])
Alfred Stieglitz (U.S., 1864–1946) and Clarence H. White (U.S., 1871–1925)
Experiment 27 [Camera Work 27:33, July 1909]. 1909
Photogravure
8 1/8 x 6 1/4 in. image size
Henry Art Gallery, Monsen Study Collection of Photography, gift of Joseph and Elaine Monsen, 91.41
(Alfred Stieglitz: Katherine [Camera Work 12:15, October 1905])
Alfred Stieglitz (U.S., 1864–1946)
Katherine [Camera Work 12:15, October 1905]. 1905
Photogravure
8 1/4 x 6 5/8 in. image size
Henry Art Gallery, Monsen Study Collection of Photography, gift of Joseph and Elaine Monsen, 91.27
(Alfred Stieglitz: Snapshot in the New York Central Yards [Camera Work 20, 1907])
Alfred Stieglitz (U.S., 1864–1946)
Snapshot in the New York Central Yards [Camera Work 20, 1907]. 1902
Photogravure
7 1/2 x 6 1/8 in. image size
Henry Art Gallery, Joseph and Elaine Monsen Photography Collection, gift of Joseph and Elaine Monsen and The Boeing Company, 97.163
Snapshots in the New York Central Yards is a virtuoso exercise in capturing tonal subtleties. As daylight hits the top of a locomotive’s smoke stack, a brilliant billow of white is captured against the grey of the hazy sky. Beneath the steam clouds, different shades of grey dapple the snow piled along stark black train tracks. Stieglitz’s use of soft focus allows subdued tonal contrasts to emerge overall, to great atmospheric effect.