Sime Herrmann, Mr. and Mrs. Mann, Dr. Brown, Mr. McGibbon, Miss Linthicum and Emmy—On Board the Bourgogne May 5–14, 1896

1894, printed 1895/1896

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a group of six adults sitting on deck chairs on a ship's wooden deck. Three men and three women are seen in the scene. The men are wearing caps and long coats, with one man holding a notepad and another reading a book. All three women are dressed in long, heavy coats with decorative hats. They have their hair styled in a way that complements their hats, and one of them is seen leaning back with her head resting on her hand. The women are also covered with large soft blankets, one of which appears to be made of fur. The deck is part of a ship, with portholes and lifeboats visible in the background, along with a ladder leading to a higher part of the ship.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 9.8 × 14.2 cm (3 7/8 × 5 9/16 in.)
    page size: 34.8 × 27 cm (13 11/16 × 10 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.244

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    108C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    112

Associated Artworks

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The image shows a woman standing in a grassy field with one hand on her forehead and holding a rake in the other hand. She is wearing a long-sleeved blouse, a long skirt, and an apron tied around her waist. She has a solemn expression on her face and her hair is pulled back. The background includes rolling hills, trees, and a path leading off into the distance. No jewelry or additional objects can be seen.

The Harvest, Mittenwald

Alfred Stieglitz

1886

The image depicts two individuals: a woman and a child. The woman is standing in a doorway with one hand on the door frame, wearing a long light-colored dress with long sleeves and a braided hairstyle. The child, barefoot and wearing high socks, short pants with suspenders, a light shirt, a jacket, and a brimmed hat, stands beside her leaning against the door frame. A wooden structure resembling a barrel on a stand is on the right, with a plain wall forming the backdrop.

The Truant, Mittenwald

Alfred Stieglitz

1886

Professor Vogel

Alfred Stieglitz

1886

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, 1949.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • Alfred Stieglitz: Known and Unknown, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, June 2–September 2, 2002; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 6, 2002–January 5, 2003

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 112.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on interleaving tissue, lower right, in graphite: Sime Herrmann, / Mr. & Mrs. Mann, / Dr. Brown, / Mr. McGibbon, / Miss Linthicum, / & Emmy / on board / the Bourgogne / May 5th-14th, / 1896.

Wikidata ID

Q64037675

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

On 5 May 1894 Stieglitz and his wife Emmy sailed from New York on their honeymoon to Europe aboard the S.S. Bourgogne. The trip took them first to Paris, then through Switzerland and on to Italy, visiting Milan, where Stieglitz would see the “International Photographic Exhibition,” and Venice. They continued through Austria and Germany, stopping in Gutach and Stuttgart; to Holland, visiting Katwijk aan Zee and Rotterdam; and then to Belgium. They ended their trip in London.

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:

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, YCAL MSS 85, box 132 [lantern slide] (inscribed: Sime, Mr. Mann, Dr. Brown, Mrs. Mann, Mr. McGibbon, Emmy, Lotta Linthicum / on the Bourgogne, April 19 / 1894)

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