Georgia O'Keeffe

1924

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a person standing and facing the viewer, slightly turned to the right side. The person has distinct facial features with a slight smile, and wears a hat covering most of their hair. They are dressed in a dark, heavy coat suitable for cooler weather, holding a bundle of large leaves close to their chest. In the background, there is an indistinct natural setting with trees and an expansive sky, suggesting an outdoor daytime setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.8 x 9.2 cm (4 5/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
    mount: 34.8 x 27.5 cm (13 11/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.171

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 502B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    999

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

Bibliography

1996

  • Fahlman, Betsy. "Arnold Rönnebeck and Alfred Stieglitz: Remembering the Hill." History of Photography (Winter 1996): 309, fig. 6.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 999.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: OK 502B

Wikidata ID

Q64037250

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

When Arnold Rönnebeck, a German-born American artist, visited Lake George in October 1924, he photographed Stieglitz making this portrait and Key Set numbers 1000, 1001, and 1002 (see Betsy Fahlman, “Arnold Rönnebeck and Alfred Stieglitz: Remembering the Hill,” History of Photography 20:4 [Winter 1996], 304–311).

Other Collections

A print corresponding with this photograph can also be found in the following collection(s):

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 93.XM.25.69

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