Ida O'Keeffe

1919/1922

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a close-up portrait of a person's face and upper torso. The person is positioned facing slightly to the left, looking at the camera. They have dark hair styled loosely, with strands framing their face. They have a smooth complexion, defined eyebrows, and gently closed lips. The person is wearing a garment with a zigzag neckline. The background is plain, emphasizing the person's features. No jewelry or objects are visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print with mercury

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 23.3 × 18.7 cm (9 3/16 × 7 3/8 in.)
    mat: 50 × 39 cm (19 11/16 × 15 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.601

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    49D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    608

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. 608.

Inscriptions

by Doris Bry, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen—6/50; lower left verso, in graphite: 49D

Wikidata ID

Q64035271

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

Ida Ten Eyck O’Keeffe, one of Georgia’s younger sisters, was a frequent visitor to Lake George in the 1920s. Like her sister, Ida had studied painting at Columbia University Teachers College. She gave up her career as an art teacher to become a nurse.

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