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22: 47:, in January 1903. A note on this issue stated that “The Hand of Man.. is an attempt to treat pictorially a subject which enters so much into our daily lives that we are apt to lose sight of the pictorial possibilities of the commonplace.” 67:, unleashing a black cloud of smoke, while it moves through a criss-crossing ground of tracks. To the left several telephone poles seems also to extend toward the horizon, while at the right are visible several buildings. 519: 514: 504: 509: 524: 21: 225: 499: 70:
The title alludes to the action of man seen in the urban landscape of the picture and possibly also to photography itself as an artistic mean.
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in 1902. This is one of the pictures he took concerning urban life and would be published in the first issue of his magazine
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There are prints of this photograph in several public collections, including the
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This photograph was taken from the back of a train in motion in
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Photographs in the Museum of Modern Art (New York City)
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Alfred Stieglitz
Camera Work
Long Island
New York
Long Island
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Museum of Modern Art
New York
George Eastman House
Rochester
Museum of Fine Arts
Boston
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
The Art Institute of Chicago
J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
National Museum of Modern Art
Tokyo
The Hand of Man, The Art Institute of Chicago
The Hand of Man, The J. Paul Getty Museum
The Hand of Man, Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Hand of Man, Phillips
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