Dorothy Norman

1931

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a woman's face and upper body from a profile angle. She is leaning forward, with her chin on her clasped hands. Her facial features are illuminated, showing smooth skin, prominent cheekbones, and eyes looking to the side. Her dark hair is styled back. She wears light-colored clothing draped over her shoulders. The background is dark with a visible chair pattern.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 9.7 × 7.4 cm (3 13/16 × 2 15/16 in.)
    mount: 26.6 × 20.4 cm (10 1/2 × 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.696

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    246B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1402

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. 1402.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: Aug. 29/31 / Woods Hole
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 246 B

Wikidata ID

Q64035512

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Other Collections

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

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1997-146-14 (inscribed: For Dorothy— / Afternoon before my leaving Woods / Hole—After Boston & W. H. Aug. 29/31 / Alfred)

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