Kitty Stieglitz and Edward Stieglitz

probably 1918

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows two individuals partially submerged in water, with only their upper bodies visible. The man is positioned slightly behind the woman, floating upright in the water and holding onto a rope with one hand. He has short, dark hair. The woman, directly in front of him, is wearing a swim cap and holding onto a rope with both hands. Her face is turned towards the camera, revealing smiling eyes. The man is dressed in a dark sleeveless swimsuit, while the woman's suit details are not fully visible. In the background, there is a weathered wooden dock to which the ropes are tied. On the dock, there is a dog standing near the edge and looking down towards the water.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 9 × 11.1 cm (3 9/16 × 4 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 10 × 12.6 cm (3 15/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
    mount: 31.2 × 24.9 cm (12 5/16 × 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.606

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    199B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    467

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.

Alfred Stieglitz

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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. 467.

Wikidata ID

Q64035279

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

Edward was the son of Alfred’s younger brother Julius Stieglitz.

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