Rebecca Salsbury Strand

1922

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a person in an unconventional pose, bending forward with their head down and hands reaching towards the ground. The entire body is visible, though much of the face is obscured due to the angle of the pose. The person’s hair is short, and they are dressed in a form-fitting outfit that appears to be dark in color, covering their arms and legs. No visible jewelry or objects are being held by the person. The background consists of a blurry, abstract pattern. The image is in black and white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.7 × 8.8 cm (4 5/8 × 3 7/16 in.)
    mount: 34.2 × 27.2 cm (13 7/16 × 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.564

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    211B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    768

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

2010

  • Alfred Stieglitz: The Lake George Years, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2010

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 768.

2010

  • Annear, Judy, ed. Alfred Stieglitz: The Lake George Years. Exh. cat. Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2010.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 211 B

Wikidata ID

Q64035190

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