Donald Davidson

probably 1920

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image is a portrait of a man showing the upper part of his body. He is leaning slightly forward with his arms crossed in front of him. His face is resting on his interlaced fingers, one of which is wearing a ring. His facial features include prominent cheekbones, deep-set eyes, and a contemplative expression. His hair is tousled and he is wearing a dark textured jacket over a lighter shirt. The background is a dark, neutral tone.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.9 × 18.9 cm (9 × 7 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
    mount: 56.1 × 46.4 cm (22 1/16 × 18 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.442

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    31B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    645

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. 645.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen 1949
by later hand, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite; 31 B

Wikidata ID

Q64034958

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Other Collections

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

Location unknown

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:

probably 1921, New York (no. 70, as Donald Davidson, 1920)

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