Human Generated Data

Title

[San Francisco skyline, California]

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.1004.68

Copyright

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

Human Generated Data

Title

[San Francisco skyline, California]

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.1004.68

Copyright

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

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2023-10-23

City 100
Nature 100
Outdoors 100
Weather 100
Metropolis 100
Urban 100
Architecture 100
Office Building 100
High Rise 99.9
Cloud 98.6
Cumulus 98.6
Sky 98.6
Fog 97.7
Smog 97.7
Smoke 97.7
Tower 95.8
Building 90.9
Condo 83.5
Housing 83.5
Building 72.3
Pollution 69.2
Apartment Building 57.6
Road 55.9
Construction 55

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-14

monochrome 99.8
street 99.4
city 99.3
architecture 98.6
window 97.6
urban 97.2
black and white 96.7
fog 96.5
rain 96.2
people 96.1
no person 96
skyline 95.9
building 95.5
cityscape 95.5
landscape 95.4
downtown 94.5
light 94.1
sky 94
water 94
beach 93.9

Imagga
created on 2019-02-03

cooling tower 99.3
cooling system 79.5
skyscraper 70.2
city 60.8
mechanism 59.1
skyline 53.3
architecture 43.3
urban 42.9
building 42
cityscape 39.8
device 39.3
buildings 36.9
downtown 35.6
sky 33.4
skyscrapers 27.4
river 26.7
tower 26
structure 25.2
modern 24.6
business 24.3
office 23.2
new 21.1
travel 20.5
landmark 19.9
district 18.5
bridge 18
water 18
sunset 15.3
night 15.1
reflection 13.8
landscape 13.4
famous 13
dusk 12.4
panorama 12.4
tall 12.3
scene 12.1
construction 12
tourism 11.6
park 11.5
high 11.3
cloud 11.2
offices 10.8
metropolis 10.8
towers 10.8
financial 10.7
harbor 10.6
corporate 10.3
town 10.2
street 10.1
light 10
central 9.8
clouds 9.3
metropolitan 9
waterfront 9
scenic 8.8
center 8.7
pollution 8.7
panoramic 8.6
commercial 8.5
evening 8.4
billboard 8.2
scenery 8.1
nuclear reactor 8.1
design 7.9
aerial 7.8
boat 7.6
cloudy 7.5
destination 7.5
outdoors 7.5
vacation 7.4
apparatus 7.2
day 7.1
sea 7

Google
created on 2019-02-03

Microsoft
created on 2019-02-03

white 88.3
outdoor 87.5
black and white 32.5
image 32.5
city 29.1
building 11.1
monochrome 10.3
street 5.5
cityscape 5.4

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Tower
Building
Tower 95.8%
Building 90.9%
Building 72.3%

Categories

Captions

Microsoft
created on 2019-02-03

a black and white photo of a city 85.5%
a view of a city 85.4%
a view of the city 85.3%

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-16

a photograph of a black and white photo of a city skyline -100%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-12

The black and white photo displays a cityscape under a dramatic, cloudy sky. The dominant feature is a tall, multi-tiered building, likely a skyscraper, which reaches high into the frame. The building is characterized by numerous windows.

In the foreground, the view is partially obstructed by a low wall or structure, giving the impression that the photo was taken from an elevated position, possibly from another building or an overpass. To the right, a building with a sign that reads "ASTORIA HOTEL" can be seen.

The sky is filled with dense, textured clouds, contributing to the overall mood of the image. The photo has an old-fashioned feel, likely due to the black and white format.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-12

Here's a description of the image:

The image is a black and white photograph of a city skyline, likely taken during the mid-20th century. The dominant features are several tall buildings with numerous windows, suggesting office buildings or hotels. The largest building is centrally located and dominates the composition, with a tiered structure and a multitude of windows.

The sky is filled with thick, cloudy formations, contributing a sense of depth. In the foreground, there's a low structure, possibly a building or a portion of a bridge. On the right-hand side, the faint text "ASTORIA" and "HOTEL" is visible on the side of the buildings. The overall aesthetic is grainy and aged, consistent with older photography techniques.

Text analysis

Amazon

TEL
ASTURIA
ATE
ATE EPRIC
and
EPRIC