Frances O'Brien

1926

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows an individual from the waist up, viewed at a low angle. The person is standing, slightly turned to their left, with their right hand near their mouth and their left hand holding a white enamel kettle. They have long, flowing, dark hair and defined facial features, with a thoughtful gaze directed towards the camera. Draped loosely around their body is a light-colored cloth. The background consists of a clear sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.2 × 8.85 cm (4 7/16 × 3 1/2 in.)
    mount: 34.6 × 27.6 cm (13 5/8 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.636

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    182E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1143

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

2011

  • Youth and Beauty: Art of the American Twenties, Brooklyn Museum, New York; Dallas Museum of Art; Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011–2012

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1143.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, bottom left verso, in graphite: Frances O’Brien / 1925
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 182 E

Wikidata ID

Q64035348

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

Frances O’Brien was a painter, critic, and teacher who wrote for The Nation. She visited Lake George in August 1926.

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