Human Generated Data

Title

[Rooftops, New York]

Date

1940s-1950s

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.1005.214

Copyright

© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Human Generated Data

Title

[Rooftops, New York]

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Date

1940s-1950s

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.1005.214

Copyright

© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2023-10-23

Nature 100
Outdoors 100
Weather 100
City 100
Metropolis 99.9
Urban 99.9
Fog 99.8
Smog 99.8
Smoke 99.8
Architecture 86.9
Office Building 86.9
Pollution 76.4
High Rise 73.5
Building 63.3
Night 56.9
Sky 55.9

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-15

window 98.7
street 98.7
city 98.7
light 97.7
art 97.2
monochrome 97
landscape 96.4
analogue 96.1
abstract 95
smoke 95
reflection 94.1
urban 94.1
people 94
rain 94
architecture 93.9
fog 92.1
dark 92
sun 91.8
museum 90.8
collage 90.6

Imagga
created on 2019-02-03

screen 30.9
old 28.5
window screen 27.2
protective covering 25
grunge 22.1
texture 20.8
wall 20.7
windowsill 19.7
building 18.4
vintage 18.2
black 17.4
light 17.4
architecture 17.2
dark 16.7
window 16.5
covering 16
sill 15.9
art 15
door 14.4
television 13.9
pattern 13.7
dirty 13.5
sky 13.4
structural member 13.2
structure 12.9
aged 12.7
landscape 12.6
device 12.5
city 12.5
retro 12.3
antique 12.1
ancient 12.1
fantasy 11.7
frame 11.6
grungy 11.4
digital 11.3
design 10.7
support 10.5
damaged 10.5
graphic 10.2
sliding door 10
paint 9.9
wallpaper 9.2
wood 9.2
backdrop 9.1
border 9
material 8.9
color 8.9
night 8.9
detail 8.8
textured 8.8
urban 8.7
forest 8.7
fog 8.7
water 8.7
mystery 8.6
telecommunication system 8.6
weathered 8.5
space 8.5
stone 8.4
historic 8.2
film 8.2
outdoors 8.2
windshield 8
scene 7.8
broken 7.7
rust 7.7
construction 7.7
rusty 7.6
house 7.5
silhouette 7.4
negative 7.4
rough 7.3
industrial 7.3
history 7.2
travel 7

Google
created on 2019-02-03

Black 96.3
White 95.5
Atmospheric phenomenon 85.7
Sky 82.2
Black-and-white 74.4
Photography 62.4
Cloud 59.5
Square 58.7
Tints and shades 57.7
Rectangle 57.7
Space 56.6
Glass 53.8

Microsoft
created on 2019-02-03

rain 79.3
car 79.3
window 71.7
looking 61.4
street 44.3
television 42.2
black and white 41.8
train 41

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Building
Building 63.3%

Categories

Captions

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-14

Here is a description of the image:

This black and white image appears to be a photograph taken of a cityscape, perhaps through a window. The scene is dominated by tall buildings, many of which are silhouetted against a hazy, cloudy sky. The lighting suggests a dull, overcast day.

The image appears old, as it has a grainy texture and visible scratches and specks, potentially from the film or the process of taking the picture. This gives it a sense of history and atmosphere.

In the foreground, there are buildings with rooftops and what appear to be water towers. The buildings are of varying heights, adding to the complexity and depth of the scene. The overall tone is somber and possibly a bit mysterious, given the lighting conditions and the obscured background.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-14

The image shows a grayscale, slightly grainy view of a cityscape, likely an older photograph. The photo has dust and scratches.

In the foreground, we see the rooftops of lower buildings. A distinctive cylindrical water tower sits atop one of these buildings.

The midground is filled with taller buildings, appearing as a dense urban landscape. Some buildings have chimneys, and others have what seem to be small rooftop structures.

A haze or smoke is visible, obscuring some of the details of the buildings in the distance. This effect could be due to the weather or possibly from some kind of industrial activity in the city.

On the right side of the image, a tall building looms close, its side visible and showing rows of windows.

The sky is overcast and uniformly light in tone. The overall impression is of a dense, industrial city under a gloomy sky.