Alfred Stieglitz
The Hand of Man

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Hand of Man
Datec. 1911
MediumPhotogravure
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (15.9 x 21.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Target Collection of American Photography, museum purchase funded by Target Stores
Object number78.88.11
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
DescriptionAs
seen in this photograph, Alfred Stieglitz’s soft-focus Pictorialist photographs
and photogravures encompassed early styles, methods, and subjects. The works
achieved an atmospheric quality that resonates with the subject matter.

Provenance[The Cronin Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1978.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Target Collection of American Photography: A Century in Pictures",
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston December 3 - February 25, 2007
Austin Museum of Art May 19 - August 12, 2007
Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi June 5 - August 24, 2008

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