Marsden Hartley - Alfred Stieglitz

Alfred Stieglitz Collection

American Art Modern Art Photographs Prints

"Marsden Hartley" by Alfred Stieglitz (1916) Platinum print.

Commentary

"Marsden Hartley" by Alfred Stieglitz (1916) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together. The print-based method rewards close viewing, where line, texture, and contrast do most of the expressive work. Theme s to notice include platinum print. This piece is held in the source collection's Photography and Media collection. Alfred Stieglitz is the artist behind this work. A useful anchor for reading the piece: Alfred Stieglitz American, 1864–1946. The work is cataloged within a United States cultural context. How to look at this work: It is cataloged as platinum print, which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object. Its medium (Platinum print) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (Image: 24.5 × 19.5 cm (9 11/16 × 7 11/16 in.); Paper: 25.4 × 20.3 cm (10 × 8 in.); Hinged mat: 50.8 × 38.1 cm (20 × 15 in.)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person. Subject cues from the catalog include platinum print. Compare this reading with the museum record at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/66323

Sources: Art Institute of Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records; Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data