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The Steerage is a black and white photograph taken by Alfred Stieglitz in 1907. It has been hailed by some critics as one of the greatest photographs of all time because it captures in a single image both a formative document of its time and one of the first works of artistic modernism .
The Steerage is considered Stieglitz's signature work, and was proclaimed by the artist and illustrated in histories of the medium as his first "modernist" photograph. It marks Stieglitz's transition away from painterly prints of Symbolist subjects to a more straightforward depiction of quotidian life.
6 de dez. de 2023 · Learn about the history and significance of Stieglitz's iconic photograph of immigrants in steerage, taken in 1907 during his trip to Europe. Explore how he captured the shapes, forms and textures of the scene, and how he related it to his artistic vision and personal struggles.
11 de set. de 2022 · A modernist photograph of the lower deck of a ship, taken in 1907 and printed later by the American photographer Alfred Stieglitz. Learn about the history, context and significance of this iconic work of art at the Art Institute of Chicago website.
In this essay, written 35 years after he took the photograph, Stieglitz describes how The Steerage encapsulated his career’s mission to elevate photography to the status of fine art by engaging the same dialogues around abstraction that preoccupied European avant-garde painters:
28 de out. de 2010 · While sailing to Europe on vacation in 1907, Alfred Stieglitz took what many consider to be the first modernist photograph. It marks Stieglitz’s eschewal of Symbolist subject matter for that of everyday life—an image of steerage, the lowest priced quarters on the ship.
Employing a compressed composition, Stieglitz portrays the densely packed lower decks of a ship, or steerage. Created at a significant moment of migration to the United States, the...
