Clara Lauer, Kitty and Emmy Stieglitz

1907, printed 1929/1934

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

Three people - two adults and a child - are seated in a row on deck chairs. The woman on the left has short, dark hair and a serious expression. She is wearing a dark coat, a white blouse, and a large hat. The child in the center has long, curly hair, dark clothing, and looks at the camera. The woman on the right appears to be sleeping, with a wide-brimmed hat covering part of her face. They are covered by blankets, and in the background is a light-colored wall with a round window and metallic and wooden details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 6 × 11.8 cm (2 3/8 × 4 5/8 in.)
    mat: 32 × 25 cm (12 5/8 × 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.287

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    201C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    309

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. 309.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 201 C

Wikidata ID

Q64034798

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

Clara Lauer was Kitty’s governess. This photograph was taken aboard ship during Stieglitz’s 1907 European trip.

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