Rebecca Salsbury Strand

1922

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows the upper body of a person standing in water, from the neck down to the upper thighs. The person's hands are covering their chest, and they appear to be standing upright. The upper torso, abdomen, and part of the legs are submerged in the water. No facial features are visible, and the surroundings suggest a body of water, possibly a lake or beach. The person appears wet, with droplets of water on the skin. There is no clothing or jewelry visible, and the background is a dark, blurred water surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 11.7 × 8.6 cm (4 5/8 × 3 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 12.6 × 10 cm (4 15/16 × 3 15/16 in.)
    mount: 33.7 × 27.1 cm (13 1/4 × 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.549

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    211A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    754

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

2011

  • Rodin and America: Influence and Adaptation, 1876–1936, Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University, 2011–2012

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 754.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 212 A

Wikidata ID

Q64035150

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