New York at Night
Artist
Paul Burty Haviland
(French, 1880-1950)
Publisher
Alfred Stieglitz
(American, 1868 - 1949)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1909-1914, printed 1914
MediumPhotogravure
DimensionsOverall, Image: 6 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (15.6 x 18.1 cm)
Overall, Support: 11 7/8 × 8 1/4 in. (30.2 × 21 cm)
Overall, Support: 11 7/8 × 8 1/4 in. (30.2 × 21 cm)
PortfolioCamera Work, no. 46 (April 1914)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number89.144.1
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a photogravure; originally part of CAMERA WORK.Label TextPaul Burty Haviland French, 1880–1950 New York at Night, ca. 1909–14 Photogravure published in Camera Work No. 46 (April 1914) The trendsetting quarterly Camera Work reviewed all types of artmaking, but its primary goal was to promote photography as fine art. Each issue featured essays, many written by its editor, Alfred Stieglitz, and other photographers, as well as high-quality photogravure images, printed on tissue paper and carefully tipped into the journal by hand. In this image, Paul Haviland captures the electric streetlights along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, blazing up to illuminate the ornate façade of the elegant new St. Regis Hotel. Museum purchase 89.144.1
