The Barn

1922

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a wooden barn wall with large double sliding doors featuring an X-pattern design. The doors are set on a stone block foundation. Above the doors is a loft with a square window, and the roof's gable is visible at the top. The photo is in black and white, showing fine details of the wood grain and shadows. A nearby tree casts shadows on the right side, suggesting sunlight. The focus is on the barn's structure, emphasizing texture and form.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 24.2 × 19.3 cm (9 1/2 × 7 5/8 in.)
    mount: 55.9 × 45.5 cm (22 × 17 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.532

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    83B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    784

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

1947

  • Cramer, Konrad. "Stupendous Stieglitz." PSA Journal 13 (November 1947): 724.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 784.

Inscriptions

by later hand, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 83-B

Wikidata ID

Q64035107

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