Alfred Stieglitz

Snapshot: In the New York Central Yards by Alfred Stieglitz

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1903
Photogravure
From Camera Work (20:45), October 1907
Among the most influential figures of early photography, Alfred Stieglitz was a master photographer as well as being an accomplished printer of photogravures. He was a theorist and, as a gallerist, the founder of CAMERA WORK, a periodical that included important writings on photography and exquisitely made reproductions of photographs.

Source: Wikipedia
Alfred Stieglitz was a major contributor to photography as an image-maker, gallery owner and publisher. Having mastered photogravure printing, he launched a new publication called Camera Work. This periodical promoted the art of photography through articles and images by leading makers of the day, whose works were often reproduced as hand-pulled photogravures that were tipped onto pages in the magazine.

Over the years, due to their high printing quality, these illustration plates have been removed from their original issues to be enjoyed as objects in their own right. This print, taken from Camera Work, Issue #20, shows a winter view of a steam engine entering the New York Central rail yards. This is one of three Stieglitz “Snapshots” that appeared in this issue of the journal.