My Father

1894, printed 1916

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

This image depicts a man from the chest up, facing the camera with a slight turn to his right. He has prominent eyebrows, a high forehead, and a well-groomed mustache. His white hair is thick and styled back. He is dressed formally, wearing a dark jacket over a buttoned vest and a white shirt. A black bow tie is around his neck. The background is dark and plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print with palladium

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.4 x 15.5 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.7 x 16.9 cm (9 5/16 x 6 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.227

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    53D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    240

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

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 240.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, lower right, in graphite: My Father—1895 / Print 1916. Platinum / Alfred Stieglitz; upper left verso: My Father 1891 / Exhibition 1921
by later hand, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 53 D; lower right verso: 53 D

Wikidata ID

Q64034748

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 237.

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