Rebecca Salsbury Strand

1922

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a close-up of a person's torso partially submerged in water. The focus is on their upper body, with the arms wrapped around their chest. The individual's skin appears wet with droplets. No details of the person's facial features or hair are included, as the image is cropped to focus on the chest area. The person's hands are placed on their torso as if embracing themselves. The surrounding environment displays water moving gently, creating light and shadow patterns over the person's skin. The background is filled with ripples and reflections in the water.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 8.9 x 11.7 cm (3 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.)
    mount: 33.8 x 26.7 cm (13 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.557

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    214B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    756

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

2012

  • The Serial Portrait: Photography and Identity in the Last One Hundred Years: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, September 30–December 31, 2012

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 756.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: No 42
by Doris Bry, on mount, lower center verso, in graphite: 214-B

Wikidata ID

Q64035173

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:

George Eastman Museum, Rochester, 74:0052:0087

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 50.845

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1949-18-55 (inscribed: A+ / 1923 / 2)

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