Judith Being Carted from Oaklawn to the Hill or The Way Art Moves
1920
Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 24.1 x 18.8 cm (9 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.) sheet: 25.2 x 20.1 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Alfred Stieglitz Collection
Accession Number
1949.3.441
Art Historical Context
Alfred Stieglitz's *Judith Being Carted Oaklawn to the or The Way Art Moves (1920) captures a whimsical yet profound moment in the life of art: the transportation of a sculpture named Judith from one location to another. Printed as a gelatin silver print crisp, detailed black-and-white medium that Stieglitz championed—this 9½ × 7⅜-inch photograph transforms an everyday logistical scene into a meditation on art's mobility and vulnerability. The subtitle cleverly underscores the theme, inviting viewers to ponder how masterpieces journey through space and time. As a pioneer of photography as fin...
About the Artist
Alfred Stieglitz · 1864–1946
Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946) was a pioneering American photographer, art dealer, publisher, and advocate for the Modernist movement who was instrumental over his 50-year career in making photography an accepted art form. Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to German Jewish immigrant parents, Stieglitz spent his formative years studying mechanical engineering in Berlin, where he discovered photography in ...