Helen Freeman

1921

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image is a close-up of a woman's face, focusing on the upper part of her body. She is resting her head on her hand, with her fingers touching her cheek. The woman has dark hair, styled simply with a middle part and falling to frame her face. Her facial features include heavy-lidded eyes, a prominent nose, and full lips. She is wearing a dark garment that does not show much detail. There are no visible jewelry or objects. The background is plain and neutral.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.7 x 18.4 cm (8 15/16 x 7 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.504

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    41C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    712

The image shows a man leaning his head on his hand, positioned with his face resting on his left hand. He has a mustache, thin-framed eyeglasses, and thick, greying hair that curls slightly at the edges. He is dressed in a formal jacket, a white shirt, and a black bow tie. The background is a soft, dark blur.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Georgia O'Keeffe; gift to NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • Alfred Stieglitz: Known and Unknown, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, June 2–September 2, 2002; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 6, 2002–January 5, 2003

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 712.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, center verso, in graphite: R A
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen 1949
by later hand, center verso, in graphite: K / 41 C; on mount, lower left verso: 41 C

Wikidata ID

Q64035071

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 711.

Lifetime Exhibitions

A print from the same negative—perhaps a photograph from the Gallery’s collection—appeared in the following exhibition(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

1923, New York (nos. 5–11, as Helen Freeman, 1922)

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