Ethel Tyrrell

1926

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image features a person facing the camera, smiling with dimples and slightly squinted eyes. They wear a swim cap and a dark sleeveless swim garment with a visible button. The background shows foliage or tree branches, suggesting an outdoor setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.6 x 9 cm (4 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
    mount: 34.6 x 27.7 cm (13 5/8 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.657

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    243C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1148

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. 1148.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: Ethel Tyrrell / Lake George / 1926
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 243C

Wikidata ID

Q64035411

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For information about the date of this photograph, see Key Set number 1145.

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