Kitty

1905

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts the upper half of a young girl's body. She is facing slightly to the side, with her eyes looking at the camera. She has long, wavy hair, a large bow in her hair, and is wearing a light-colored dress with intricate embroidered patterns. She holds an open book. In the background, there is a subtle artistic illustration of a figure dressed in old-style attire holding a blade. The image is in sepia tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print processed with mercury

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 22.8 × 18.4 cm (9 × 7 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.283

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    93E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    305

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. 305.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Kitty / AS.
by later hand, center verso, in graphite: 12g

Wikidata ID

Q64034794

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Other Collections

A print corresponding with this photograph can also be found in the following collection(s):

Bill Schubart [platinum?]

Lifetime Exhibitions

A print from the same negative—perhaps a photograph from the Gallery’s collection—appeared in the following exhibition(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

1905, London (no. 232, as Katherine)

Lifetime Publications

A reproduction of this work appeared in the following publication(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

Camera Work 12 (October 1905): pl. 6 (ill., Katherine, 1905)

C. R. Carter, “The Two Great Exhibitions,” Photograms of the Year (New York, 1906): 129 (ill., Katherine)

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