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Radio City—From the Shelton Hotel
Alfred Stieglitz

Radio City—From the Shelton Hotel

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Alfred Stieglitz

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Alfred Stieglitz

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Alfred Stieglitz

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The Terminal
Alfred Stieglitz

The Terminal

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Alfred Stieglitz

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The Street—Design for a Poster
Alfred Stieglitz

The Street—Design for a Poster

The Terminal
Alfred Stieglitz

The Terminal

The Steerage
Alfred Stieglitz

The Steerage

Bly and Venus
Alfred Stieglitz

Bly and Venus

The Hand of Man
Alfred Stieglitz

The Hand of Man

Apples
Alfred Stieglitz

Apples

Self-Portrait
Alfred Stieglitz

Self-Portrait

From the Front Porch, Lake George
Alfred Stieglitz

From the Front Porch, Lake George

North from An American Place, New York
Alfred Stieglitz

North from An American Place, New York

Poplars Beside Porch, Lake George
Alfred Stieglitz

Poplars Beside Porch, Lake George

Georgia O’Keeffe
Alfred Stieglitz

Georgia O’Keeffe

Poplars Beside Porch, Lake George
Alfred Stieglitz

Poplars Beside Porch, Lake George

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The Terminal

Alfred Stieglitz

1864 - 1946

The Terminal

1892, printed 1920-1939

Gelatin silver print
3 1/16 x 4 in. (7.8 x 10.2 cm)
Framed: 16 3/4 x 20 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. (42.5 x 52.7 x 2.9 cm)

The Terminal was one of Stieglitz’s first photographs using a portable, hand- held Graflex camera. Traditionally trained with a bulky, large-format camera that required a tripod for stabilization, Stieglitz borrowed the lightweight Graflex from friend and fellow photographer William B. Post. The negatives he was able to produce, regardless of the relatively slow plates, were enough to convince Stieglitz of the benefits provided by the camera. Soon after, he purchased his own Graflex and used it for the majority of his career, notably to produce his Equivalents.

Stieglitz used various printing techniques during his career, but most frequently the photogravure and gelatin silver processes, both seen here. The smaller of the two includes the complete image from the negative, while the larger shows his use of cropping. While each image has a varying sense of intimacy and physical dominance, they also differ in tonal value based on their printing technique.