Georgia O'Keeffe

1929

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a person in profile view from the chest up. They have a sharp nose, high cheekbones, and a firm jawline. The individual's skin is smooth and clean-shaven, with a black headscarf with white polka dots tied at the back of their head and a slightly open collared shirt. In the background, there is a vintage vehicle with a window frame and metallic surface. The lighting casts a soft shadow on the person's face, accentuating their profile against the vehicle's darker background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 8.6 x 11.6 cm (3 3/8 x 4 9/16 in.)
    mount: 31.8 x 25.1 cm (12 1/2 x 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.247

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 504A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1309

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

2017

  • Georgia O'Keeffe: Living Modern, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn; Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, 2017 - 2020, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1309.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: OK 504A

Wikidata ID

Q64037434

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