Two Towers, New York
1911
Medium
Photogravure
Dimensions
Image: 32.9 × 25.5 cm (13 × 10 1/16 in.); Paper: 40.8 × 28.2 cm (16 1/8 × 11 1/8 in.); Mount: 48.5 × 33.4 cm (19 1/8 × 13 3/16 in.)
Classification
photogravure
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
66730
Art Historical Context
Alfred Stieglitz's *Two Towers, New York (1911) captures dramatic rise of Manhattan's skyline during a transformative era in American urban history. As one of the city's pioneering photographers, Stiegl documented New York's shift from low-rise buildings to towering skysc, symbolizing industrial progress and modernity. Shot amid the bustling energy of early 20th-century Gotham, this image likely features two prominent structures piercing the horizon, evoking both awe and the relentless pace of change. Printed as a photogravure—a meticulous intaglio process that translates photographic negativ...
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 ...