Margaret Treadwell

1921

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image displays a close-up view of a person's upper body, focusing on the face, shoulders, and upper chest. The person is positioned slightly leaning back with the head tilted upward, eyes partly open, mouth relaxed, and facing the camera. The individual has short, tousled dark hair that falls around the face framing it. They are wearing a dark sleeveless top or dress with a simple round neckline. No jewelry is visible, and there are no objects in their hands. The background is a plain, light surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11 × 8.7 cm (4 5/16 × 3 7/16 in.)
    mount: 34.3 × 27.3 cm (13 1/2 × 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.469

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    202D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    690

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. 690.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: Margaret Treadwell / 1921?
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 202D

Wikidata ID

Q64034998

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:

1923, New York (nos. 1–4, as Margaret Treadwell, 1921)

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