Sherwood Anderson

1923

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a close-up of a man's face and upper part of his shoulders. The man is facing slightly to his right with his gaze directed toward the camera. His facial features include deep-set eyes and slightly tousled dark hair styled to the side. The man is wearing a dark suit jacket, a light shirt, and a patterned tie, with the fabric of a patterned scarf visible around his neck. The background is plain and out of focus, suggesting a simple studio setting or a neutral wall. No jewelry or objects are visibly present in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 23.8 × 19.1 cm (9 3/8 × 7 1/2 in.)
    mat: 56.8 × 46.2 cm (22 3/8 × 18 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.575

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    47B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    848

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. 2, cat. 848.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: 47 B

Wikidata ID

Q64035213

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, 1949.727 (inscribed: Sherwood Anderson / 1923 / Stieglitz Exhibition 1923, Anderson Galleries)

Other Collections

A print corresponding with this photograph can also be found in the following collection(s):

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, NPG.83.189

Lifetime Exhibitions

A print from the same negative—perhaps a photograph from the Gallery’s collection—appeared in the following exhibition(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

1923, New York (nos. 76–77, as Sherwood Anderson, 1923)
possibly 1932, New York (no. 86, as Sherwood Anderson, 1924)

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