Songs of the Sky K2 or H2

probably 1923

Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.7 x 9.2 cm (4 5/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
    mount: 34.3 x 27.7 cm (13 1/2 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1949.3.882

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    163D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    924

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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. 924.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: Top 2 / K2 [2 in subscript]; center left verso: Top / H2 [2 in subscript]
by later hands, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: D / 163D

Wikidata ID

Q64035969

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The dates for this photograph and Key Set numbers 923 and 925 are based on the mounting materials and type of paper, which are similar to those of other prints dated 1923.

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