2010.538.1: A Winter Sky - Central Park
PhotographsA black-and-white photograph portrays a man, profile to the viewer, gazing upward at a large bare tree. It is winter and snow covers the ground completely. The branches of the trees are lightly dusted with snow. The weather is partly cloudy and bright. The bearded man is wearing glasses, long pants, a topcoat and a hat. In the distance is a bridge and several tall, pointed brick buildings.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2010.538.1
- People
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Alfred Stieglitz, American (Hoboken, N.J., USA 1864 - 1946 New York, N.Y., USA)
- Title
- A Winter Sky - Central Park
- Other Titles
- Series/Book Title: Picturesque Bits of New York and Other Studies
- Classification
- Photographs
- Work Type
- photograph
- Date
- 1897
- Places
- Creation Place: North America, United States, New York, New York City
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/336780
Physical Descriptions
- Technique
- Photogravure
- Dimensions
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21.7 x 16.8 cm (8 9/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
sheet: 50.5 x 40.5 cm (19 7/8 x 15 15/16 in.) - Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: verso, t.r., in graphite: Z1620
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- [Lee Gallery, Winchester, Massachusetts] sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard and Ronay Menschel Fund for the Acquisition of Photographs
- Accession Year
- 2010
- Object Number
- 2010.538.1
- Division
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Contact
- am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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