A black-and-white photograph portrays an empty plaza at night, illuminated by streetlamps after a rainstorm.
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

A black-and-white photograph portrays an empty plaza at night, illuminated by streetlamps after a rainstorm. The plaza is paved, except for a circular island of greenery and brush in the middle. The island is surrounded by a low fence. Silhouettes of bare trees border the plaza closest to the viewer. Streetlamps surround the far perimeter of the plaza. An apartment style building stands in the distance beyond the park. Select rooms have slivers of light peeking through the thick curtains. The atmosphere looks hazy, as if a rainstorm just passed and the pavement is glistening and wet.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2010.538.5
People
Alfred Stieglitz, American (Hoboken, N.J., USA 1864 - 1946 New York, N.Y., USA)
Title
Reflections: Night - New York
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Picturesque Bits of New York and Other Studies
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1897
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, New York, New York City
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/336784

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Photogravure
Dimensions
21 x 27.1 cm (8 1/4 x 10 11/16 in.)
sheet: 35.3 x 42.8 cm (13 7/8 x 16 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, t.r., in graphite: Z1624

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Lee Gallery, Winchester, Massachusetts] sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard and Ronay Menschel Fund for the Acquisition of Photographs
Accession Year
2010
Object Number
2010.538.5
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2700 Impressionism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2017 - 03/22/2018

Subjects and Contexts

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