Rebecca Salsbury Strand

1922

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a close-up of the upper portion of a woman's body, capturing her expression and part of her hair. The woman is positioned at a profile angle, turning her head slightly upward and to the left. Her facial features reveal a broad smile, with a pronounced cheekbone and a relaxed expression. Her hair is wet and flows back across her shoulder. She is wearing a light-colored garment with thin straps. The background consists of a dark, blurred setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 8.9 x 11.9 cm (3 1/2 x 4 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.567

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    213A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    766

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.

Alfred Stieglitz

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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

2002

  • Alfred Stieglitz: Known and Unknown, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, June 2–September 2, 2002; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 6, 2002–January 5, 2003

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 766.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q64035195

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