The Hand of Man
<p>This photograph taken from the back of a moving train was published in the first issue of <em>Camera Work</em>, in January 1903. A note on the pictures in that issue explained the image not as a contrast between man and machine, but as a link between art and the everyday: “The Hand of Man . . . is an attempt to treat pictorially a subject which enters so much into our daily lives that we are apt to lose sight of the pictorial possibilities of the commonplace.”</p> <p>For more on the Alfred Stieglitz collection at the Art Institute, along with in-depth object information, please visit the website: <a href="http://media.artic.edu/stieglitz">The Alfred Stieglitz Collection</a>.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1902
- Medium
- Photogravure
- Dimensions
- Image: 24.2 × 31.8 cm (9 9/16 × 12 9/16 in.); Paper: 30 × 37.7 cm (11 13/16 × 14 7/8 in.); Mount: 35 × 50 cm (13 13/16 × 19 11/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Alfred Stieglitz
Artist
Photography
Alfred Stieglitz was an American photographer and modern art promoter who was instrumental over his 50-year career in making photography an accepted art form. In addition to his photography, Stieglitz was known for the New York art galleries that he ran in the early part of the 20th century, where he introduced many avant-garde European artists to the U.S. He was married to painter Georgia O'Keeffe.
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Record
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- Alfred Stieglitz
- Year
- 1902
- Medium
- Photogravure
- Dimensions
- Image: 24.2 × 31.8 cm (9 9/16 × 12 9/16 in.); Paper: 30 × 37.7 cm (11 13/16 × 14 7/8 in.); Mount: 35 × 50 cm (13 13/16 × 19 11/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1902-040587
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified