Rebecca Salsbury Strand

1922

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a person standing in a natural setting. The person has short, dark hair, strong facial features, and is topless, covering their chest with both hands. They are wrapped in a light-colored fabric or towel. The background features leaves with light and shadow play. No jewelry is visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 11.8 × 9 cm (4 5/8 × 3 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 12.5 × 10.1 cm (4 15/16 × 4 in.)
    mount: 34 × 27.2 cm (13 3/8 × 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.554

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    213B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    764

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. 764.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: A
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 213 B

Wikidata ID

Q64035168

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:

The Art Institute of Chicago, 1949.695

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