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A dirigible (1910) / Alfred Stieglitz. – Vintage Wall Art

A dirigible (1910) / Alfred Stieglitz., [1911] (New York : Manhattan Photogravure Co.) — historic print
A dirigible (1910) / Alfred Stieglitz., [1911] (New York : Manhattan Photogravure Co.). Historic print from the Ballooning collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This historic print of A dirigible (1910) / Alfred Stieglitz. brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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A dirigible (1910) / Alfred Stieglitz.

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Alfred Stieglitz's photogravure of a dirigible, dated 1910 and printed on Japan tissue, ran as plate 8 in the October 1911 issue of *Camera Work*, the journal he edited to promote photography as a fine art. Airships were still a novelty in those years, and an artist-photographer choosing one as a subject reflects the period's fascination with flight. The Manhattan Photogravure Company produced the print in New York, and the gravure process was prized for its soft, continuous tones, which suited the smooth curves of the airship's envelope.

Created / published[1911] (New York : Manhattan Photogravure Co.)
Medium1 photomechanical print : photogravure.
GenrePeriodical illustrations 1910-1920.Photogravures 1910-1920.
NotesJapan tissue proof. Illus. in: Camera work, 1911 Oct., no. 36, p. 27, pl. 8.
SubjectsAirships--1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,380 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-167540

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