Jennie (?)

1920

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a close-up view of a woman's face, capturing only her head and upper shoulders. She is positioned facing the camera, with sharply defined eyebrows, deep-set eyes, a straight nose, and full lips. Her dark hair is styled back with gentle waves. She wears a light-colored garment visible at the neckline, and there are no visible jewelry or objects. The background is blurred and neutral in tone, potentially depicting a wooden or textured surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.5 × 9 cm (4 1/2 × 3 9/16 in.)
    mount: 34 × 26 cm (13 3/8 × 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.454

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    199C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    655

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

Exhibition History

1995

  • Alfred Stieglitz at Lake George, Museum of Modern Art, New York, September 14, 1995–January 2, 1996

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 655.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 199C

Wikidata ID

Q64034971

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:

possibly 1923, New York (no. 115, as Jennie, 1920)

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