Alfred Stieglitz was one of the first and most important photographic chroniclers of modern New York City. His images capture the excitement of the younger city, with its burgeoning skyscrapers and bustling street trolleys, in images that have a quaint charm to our eyes today. The book will center around 40 plates of Stieglitz's photos, with Yochelson's essay weaving throughout. The essay will include approximately 25 comparative images to illustrate points in the essay. The comparative images include photos of the city by such photographers as Berenice Abbott and Karl Struss. Among the lenders of prints for the exhibition and book: The Metropolitan Museum of ArtThe Museum of Modern ArtThe Art Institute of ChicagoThe Philadelphia Museum of ArtThe George Eastman HouseThe Cleveland Museum of ArtWilliams College of Art.
