Georgia O'Keeffe

1922

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image features a person's close-up view from the shoulders up, particularly focusing on the face. The individual is shown in a slightly turned position, looking off to the side. They have defined facial features with an intense expression and a slight part in their lips. The person wears a dark, wide-brimmed hat shadowing their forehead, with short hair peeking out. They have on dark clothing with a white collared shirt visible, and no visible jewelry or objects. The background shows a rustic wooden surface with visible grains and knots.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.1 x 24.2 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 20 x 25.1 cm (7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
    mat: 56.5 x 46.3 cm (22 1/4 x 18 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.178

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 10A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    831

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

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 831.

Inscriptions

by Doris Bry, right center verso, in graphite: K OK 10A; on mount, lower left: Treated by Steichen—6/50; lower left verso: OK-10A

Wikidata ID

Q64037271

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The date is based on the Stieglitz Estate list.

Stieglitz Collections

A corresponding print was given to the following institution(s) by Alfred Stieglitz during his lifetime, or was received or acquired from the estate:

The Art Institute of Chicago, 1949.749 [gelatin silver]

George Eastman Museum, Rochester, 74:0052:0015 [platinum]

Library of Congress, Washington, PH-23 B [gelatin silver]

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1997.61.66

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