Ida O'Keeffe

1924

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image displays an upper body view of a woman positioned leaning slightly backward with her arms raised and hands placed behind her head. She is facing the camera with a slight smile. She has medium-length dark hair styled in soft waves, and her facial features include a prominent nose and soft lines around her eyes and mouth. The woman is dressed in a button-up cardigan over what seems to be a light-colored shirt. The background shows part of a wall and window frame, casting a shadow that suggests sunlight is present.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 10.2 x 9.2 cm (4 x 3 5/8 in.)
    mount: 34.2 x 27.6 cm (13 7/16 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.599

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    210D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1026

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. 1026.

Inscriptions

by later hand (Georgia O'Keeffe?), on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 210D

Wikidata ID

Q64035267

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Other Collections

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

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, YCAL MSS 85, box 148, folder 2747, 1980.161.16

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, 2006.6.4, 2006.6.5, and 2006.6.6

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