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Alfred Stieglitz — Equivalent, from Set A (Third Set, Print 4)
Alfred Stieglitz

Equivalent, from Set A (Third Set, Print 4)

1929

"Equivalent, from Set A (Third Set, Print 4)" is a gelatin silver print from Alfred Stieglitz's ambitious series of cloud photographs begun in the 1920s. Through these abstract compositions of shifting clouds and light, Stieglitz sought to demonstrate that photography could convey emotion and meaning independent of literal subject matter, challenging the medium's perceived limitations as a purely documentary tool. The work exemplifies Stieglitz's modernist vision and his belief that photographs could function as pure expressions of artistic intent, equivalent to paintings or drawings in their capacity for subjective interpretation.

Medium
Gelatin silver print

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Alfred Stieglitz, Equivalent, from Set A (Third Set, Print 4), 1929

"Equivalent, from Set A (Third Set, Print 4)" is a gelatin silver print from Alfred Stieglitz's ambitious series of cloud photographs begun in the 1920s. Through these abstract compositions of shifting clouds and light, Stieglitz sought to demonstrate that photography could convey emotion and meaning independent of literal subject matter, challenging the medium's perceived limitations as a purely documentary tool. The work exemplifies Stieglitz's modernist vision and his belief that photographs could function as pure expressions of artistic intent, equivalent to paintings or drawings in their capacity for subjective interpretation.

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Year
1929
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Series, Photography, Contemplative, American, Early 20th Century, Modernism, Photogravure, Clouds, Abstract, Pictorialism

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art