Georgia O'Keeffe

1918, printed 1924/1937

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a close-up view of a person's face with only the head and hands visible. The person is positioned with their face resting on their hands, specifically the fingers touching the cheeks and the chin, which creates a symmetrical frame around their facial features. The individual has a prominent and expressive face with deep-set eyes, a straight-edged nose, and full lips. Their hair is dark, slicked back, and neatly parted. The person is wearing a dark garment, and no other clothing details are visible. There is no visible jewelry or objects being held. The background is an out-of-focus, monochromatic tone that does not provide specific details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 23.8 x 18.9 cm (9 3/8 x 7 7/16 in.)
    mount: 50.9 x 38.7 cm (20 1/16 x 15 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.23

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 18D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    547

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, 1980.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1992

  • Stieglitz in the Darkroom, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 4, 1992–February 14, 1993

  • Two Lives: Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz—A Conversation in Painting and Photographs, The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, December 2, 1992–April 4, 1993; IBM Gallery of Science and Art, New York, April 27–June 26, 1993; The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, July 17–September 12, 1993; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2–December 5, 1993

Bibliography

1992

  • Arrowsmith, Alexandra, Thomas West, and Belinda Rathbone. Two Lives: A Conversation in Paintings and Photographs. Exh. cat. The Phillips Collection, Washington and New York, 1992: 130.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 547.

Inscriptions

by later hand, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: OK 18D

Wikidata ID

Q64036903

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The date for this photograph and Key Set number 546 are based on the handling of the photographic materials and O’Keeffe’s physical appearance.

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