Rebecca Salsbury Strand

1922

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a close-up view of a person's face tilted upward, displaying the side profile of their head and a partial view of the shoulder. The person is positioned in such a way that their head is raised, and their mouth is slightly open, showcasing their teeth. Their eyes are squinted or closed, and the skin appears to be wet or covered with droplets. The person has dark, slicked-back hair. No clothing or jewelry is visible in the image. The background is out of focus and dark, emphasizing the subject's face.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 9.3 × 11.7 cm (3 11/16 × 4 5/8 in.)
    mount: 33.8 × 26.6 cm (13 5/16 × 10 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.568

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    213C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    752

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. 752.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q64035196

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, 1949.733

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