Rebecca Salsbury Strand

1922

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a person in a bent-over position, balancing on a wooden bar with their hands and feet. The individual has their head angled downwards and their hair appears dark and pulled back. The person is unclothed and has no visible jewelry. In the background, there is a blurred structure with trees or foliage visible. The lighting in the image casts shadows on the person.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.4 × 9 cm (4 1/2 × 3 9/16 in.)
    mount: 34 × 27.9 cm (13 3/8 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.552

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    212D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    769

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

1995

  • Alfred Stieglitz at Lake George, Museum of Modern Art, New York, September 14, 1995–January 2, 1996

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 769.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q64035155

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