Georgia O'Keeffe

1923/1924

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image displays a close-up of a person's head and shoulders. The person is looking down towards the camera with a slight smile, wearing a hat that creates a shadow on their forehead. They have short hair and are dressed in a dark, buttoned garment. The background is a plain sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 8.1 x 10.3 cm (3 3/16 x 4 1/16 in.)
    mount: 33.3 x 26.3 cm (13 1/8 x 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.224

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 520E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    859

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. 2, cat. 859.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: OK 520E

Wikidata ID

Q64037403

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The dates for this photograph and Key Set number 858 are based on similarities to Stieglitz’s other portraits of O’Keeffe from 1923 and 1924, as well as the type of photographic and mounting materials.

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