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, primarily focusing on their face. The individual is captured at an angle, with their head slightly tilted, and both hands are raised, subtly touching their hair on either side. They have delicate facial features with prominent eyes and a relaxed expression. Their hair is cut short, framing their face. The person is wearing a garment with a dark collar, but the details of the clothing are largely obscured due to the close framing of the image. No jewelry or objects are visible due to the tight composition. The background is out of focus, presenting a neutral, soft texture that does not provide specific context or objects.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.1 x 18.9 cm (9 1/2 x 7 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.1 x 19.9 cm (9 7/8 x 7 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.470

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    83A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    686

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

1958

  • Photographs by Alfred Stieglitz, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, March 16–April 27, 1958

Bibliography

1958

  • Bry, Doris. Exhibition of Photographs by Alfred Stieglitz. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1958: 20.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 686.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen 1949; lower left verso: 83 A
by later hand, center verso, in graphite: K / 83 A

Wikidata ID

Q64034999

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

Margaret Treadwell was a friend of Stieglitz’s niece Georgia Engelhard.

“This morning I photographed Margaret Treadwell, the successor here of Connie Garland.—I did pretty well.—One rather fine thing. I guess I have really learnt much in the last few years” (Stieglitz to Herbert Seligmann, 29 August 1921 [YCAL]).

Stieglitz Collections

A corresponding print was given to the following institution(s) by Alfred Stieglitz during his lifetime, or was received or acquired from the estate:

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 24.1722 (inscribed: Portrait—Margaret Treadwell / Photograph by / Alfred Stieglitz / 1921 / Negative & Print made by / Alfred Stieglitz / 1923 / Print 2 from this negative)

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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