Barn & Snow

1923

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows two snow-covered wooden structures from a slightly elevated angle. The roofs and walls are covered in snow, with tall leafless trees visible in the background against an overcast sky. The snow patterns on the vertical fence, walls, doors, and windows are detailed, and the black and white color palette highlights the contrast between the wood and snow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 24.2 × 19.2 cm (9 1/2 × 7 9/16 in.)
    mount: 51.8 × 39.5 cm (20 3/8 × 15 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.616

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    14C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    873

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. 2, cat. 873.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 14C

Wikidata ID

Q64035300

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about the snowstorm pictured here, see Key Set number 863.

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:

possibly 1924, New York (no. 50, as Barnside & Snow, 1923, or no. 55, as Barns from the Rear, 1923)

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