Peggy Davidson

1924

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a young girl from the waist up, standing and facing the camera. She has a round face with wide eyes, a small, closed-mouth smile, and a smooth forehead. Her hair is styled in a neat bob. She is wearing a dress with a checkered pattern, featuring a white collar and patterned panel running vertically down the front. The girl is holding a doll against her chest; the doll has dark, curly hair and is wearing a light-colored dress. The background is blurred, with natural foliage or bushes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.8 × 9.3 cm (4 5/8 × 3 11/16 in.)
    mount: 34.3 × 27.8 cm (13 1/2 × 10 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.604

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    198B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1042

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. 1042.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 198B

Wikidata ID

Q64035276

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The date is based on Peggy Davidson’s age.

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