Equivalents
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Equivalents is Alfred Stieglitz’s influential series of abstract cloud photographs, considered among the first intentionally non-representational works in the history of photography.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract photography
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artwork series ⓘ photographic series ⓘ |
| artisticConcept | equivalence between visual forms and emotional or spiritual states ⓘ |
| artisticIntent |
to create non-representational images using clouds
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to express inner feelings and states of mind ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Alfred Stieglitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation |
gallerist
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photographer ⓘ |
| documentationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| endTime | 1930s ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
An American Place gallery
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various museums of modern art ⓘ |
| genre | abstract photography ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Alfred Stieglitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
considered a key work in establishing photography as a modern art form
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widely regarded as a landmark in the history of photography ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfWorks | dozens of individual prints ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual gelatin silver prints ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abstraction
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emotional expression ⓘ relationship between nature and inner life ⓘ spirituality in art ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inception | circa 1922 ⓘ |
| influenced |
conceptual photography
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later abstract photographers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Symbolism
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modernist abstraction in painting ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation |
Lake George, New York
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New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
clouds
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sky ⓘ |
| medium |
black-and-white photography
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gelatin silver print ⓘ |
| movement | modernism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being among the first intentionally non-representational photographic works
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exploring emotional and spiritual expression through clouds ⓘ influencing the development of abstract photography ⓘ |
| partOf | Alfred Stieglitz’s late photographic work ⓘ |
| photographicTechnique |
careful framing to eliminate horizon and context
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short exposure times to capture cloud forms ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Alfred Stieglitz’s Lake George photographs
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The Steerage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1920s ⓘ |
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