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Alfred Stieglitz — From the Back-Window "291" Snow-Covered Tree, Back-Yard
Alfred Stieglitz

From the Back-Window "291" Snow-Covered Tree, Back-Yard

1915

Photographed from the window of his famous Gallery 291, the platinum print transforms a simple backyard scene into a meditation on natural form and urban space during one of the most innovative periods in American photography.

Medium
Platinum print

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Alfred Stieglitz, From the Back-Window "291" Snow-Covered Tree, Back-Yard, 1915

Photographed from the window of his famous Gallery 291, the platinum print transforms a simple backyard scene into a meditation on natural form and urban space during one of the most innovative periods in American photography.

Medium
Platinum print
Year
1915
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, Tree, Serene, American, Photograph, Landscape, Snow, Nature, Modern, Platinum Print

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art