Charles H. Caffin

probably 1915

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts an upper-body portrait of a person with their arms crossed. The person has a composed facial expression with sharp features, short hair, and is wearing glasses. They are dressed in a dark suit jacket, white shirt, and a tie, with a pocket square visible in the breast pocket. In the background, there is a blurred image of framed artwork, suggesting an indoor setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.3 x 19.2 cm (9 9/16 x 7 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.1 x 20.2 cm (13 13/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.317

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    51A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    405

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. 405.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, center, in graphite: [D?]
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 51 A

Wikidata ID

Q64034827

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Other Collections

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

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington

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:

possibly 1921, New York (no. 41, as Charles H. Caffin, 1911)

Lifetime Publications

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

The Photographic Journal of America 52:7 (July 1915): 330 (ill., Mr. Charles H. Caffin)

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