Agnes E. Cooke

1922

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image features a close-up view of a woman's face and part of her upper body. She has dark, shoulder-length hair styled with a gentle wave, with one distinct curl on her forehead. Her facial features include strong eyebrows, eyes looking off into the distance, a slightly open mouth, and a gentle expression. She wears a dark top that is visible at the shoulders, with no visible accessories or objects being held. The background is plain with a soft gradient.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.4 × 18.7 cm (9 3/16 × 7 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.1 × 20.2 cm (9 7/8 × 7 15/16 in.)
    mount: 56.4 × 46.3 cm (22 3/16 × 18 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.485

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    83D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    725

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: no. 82.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 725.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q64035033

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. 22–23, as Agnes E. Cooke, 1922)

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