Margaret Treadwell

1921

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows an upper-body profile view of a person looking upwards. They have a sharp facial profile with high cheekbones, a straight nose, and closed lips. The person's dark hair is pulled back, revealing an ear. One hand is placed behind their head, adjusting hair. They are wearing dark, sleeveless clothing over a light-colored garment. A ring is visible on the hand behind the head. The background is softly blurred, with light and shadow variations suggesting an outdoor setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.8 x 18.8 cm (9 3/8 x 7 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 x 20 cm (10 x 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.472

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    49A

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  • Key Set Number

    687

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. 687.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen 1949; lower left verso: 49 A
by later hand (Doris Bry?), center verso, in graphite: K / 49 A

Wikidata ID

Q64035001

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

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:

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1943-18-67

Other Collections

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

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 87.XM.94.3

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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