Pennsylvania Station, New York
Artist: Karl Struss (American, 1886-1981)
Date: 1911
Dimensions:
12 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. (31 x 24.2 cm)
Medium: Platinum print
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Purchased with funds given by an anonymous donor
Object number: 1979.52
Label Text:When he passed away in 1981, Karl Struss was the last-known surviving member of Alfred Steiglitz’s Photo-Secession group. Unfortunately, although Stuss’s work as a cinematographer (on such silent films as Ben Hur, Sunrise, and Drums of Love) has long been admired, his contribution as a still photographer and member of the Photo-Secession was generally ignored.
This image of the 1910 Beaux-Arts-style Pennsylvania Station designed by McKim, Mead, and White is a classic example of the soft-focus ‘picturesque’ style favored by the Photo-Secession artists. While Pennsylvania Station still exists, serving 300,000 passengers a day, the grand above-ground structure depicted here has been replaced, in part, by Madison Square Garden.
This image of the 1910 Beaux-Arts-style Pennsylvania Station designed by McKim, Mead, and White is a classic example of the soft-focus ‘picturesque’ style favored by the Photo-Secession artists. While Pennsylvania Station still exists, serving 300,000 passengers a day, the grand above-ground structure depicted here has been replaced, in part, by Madison Square Garden.
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