Georgia Engelhard

1918

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a portrait of a young person seated with their body turned slightly to the side. The individual gazes directly at the camera with a serious expression. They have wavy hair that falls to shoulder length framing their face and wear a light-colored shirt with a decorative collar. The person holds a piece of knitting with a striped pattern and is actively engaged in knitting with needles visible. The background is indistinct and softly blurred, featuring dark tones that contrast with the subject's light attire.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.9 × 20.2 cm (9 13/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 24.9 × 20.4 cm (9 13/16 × 8 1/16 in.)
    mount: 50.5 × 33.3 cm (19 7/8 × 13 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.429

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    91A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    466

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. 466.

Inscriptions

by later hand, center verso, in graphite: K 91 A; center: K 91 A
by Doris Bry, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: Treated by Steichen / 6/50 / 91 A

Wikidata ID

Q64034943

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

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:

1921, New York (no. 66, as Georgia Engelhard, 1918)

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