Georgia O'Keeffe

1929

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

We see a person's upper body in the image, including their head and shoulders, centered in the frame. The person is standing upright, facing the camera directly with a calm, confident facial expression. They have high cheekbones and dark, neatly pulled back hair. The person is wearing a dark garment, possibly a coat or jacket, over a darker top, and a multi-strand white necklace. The background is a simple, uniform tone.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 7.8 x 7.1 cm (3 1/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
    mount: 34.7 x 27.5 cm (13 11/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.248

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 516D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1314

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. 1314.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: OK 516D

Wikidata ID

Q64037435

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The date is based on similarities to Key Set numbers 1306, 1307, 1308, and 1309, and the date provided by the Stieglitz Estate list.

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.25.76

National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003.115.6

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