Frank S. Herrmann

1922

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows the close-up of a man's face and a small part of his shoulders. He has a bald head with thinning hair on the sides, round glasses, small eyes, a slender nose, and thin lips. The lighting highlights his facial features. He wears a dark-colored jacket or coat and a shirt underneath. The background is a blurred interior with neutral tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.5 x 19.1 cm (9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 25 x 20.3 cm (9 13/16 x 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.507

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    52E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    735

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

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 735.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: Frank S. Herrmann 1922 / Stieglitz—Exhibition 1923 / Anderson Galleries
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen for stain 5/49
by later hand, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 52 E

Wikidata ID

Q64035074

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Stieglitz Collections

A corresponding print was given to the following institution(s) by Alfred Stieglitz during his lifetime, or was received or acquired from the estate:

National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Ph-168 [gelatin silver]

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 (no. 69, as Frank S. Herrmann, 1922)

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