Sherwood Anderson

1923

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a man with only his head and upper shoulders visible. He is positioned facing the camera directly, with a slight tilt to his head. The man's facial features are distinct with deep-set eyes, a straight nose, and a neutral expression. His hair is dark and somewhat tousled, covering most of his forehead and sweeping slightly to one side. He is wearing a patterned scarf over a collared shirt and a tie with dots and a small emblem. The background is blurred and appears to be an abstract design with dark and light shades and a few discernible shapes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 24.1 × 19.2 cm (9 1/2 × 7 9/16 in.)
    mount: 56.6 × 46.5 cm (22 5/16 × 18 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.576

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    47C

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  • Key Set Number

    847

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. 847.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q64035214

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

O’Keeffe’s painting Lake George with Crows, 1921 (Lynes 358), exhibited in 1923 at the Anderson Galleries, is in the background.

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:

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, YCAL MSS 85, box 124, folder 2469

Other Collections

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

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1997-146-70

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:

possibly 1932, New York (no. 86, as Sherwood Anderson, 1924)

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