The Dirigible

1910, printed 1929/1934

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a cloudy sky with an airship or blimp in the center. The horizon line is low, with a silhouette of treetops visible. The sky has various clouds and transitions in color from dark to lighter tones. The color palette is grey and black, creating contrast. The image has a textured quality, appearing aged.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 8.7 × 11.3 cm (3 7/16 × 4 7/16 in.)
    mount: 31.2 × 24.5 cm (12 5/16 × 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.304

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    107B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    348

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.

Alfred Stieglitz

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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. 348.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 107B

Wikidata ID

Q64034814

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

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:

Library of Congress, Washington, PH-13 A

National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Ph-153

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1949-18-44a

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