Dorothy Norman

probably 1931

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows the back of a person's upper body seated and leaning slightly forward. Their head is turned slightly to the left and tilted downward, away from the viewer, revealing only the back of their head and neck. The person has short, dark hair covered by a close-fitting black cap or styled bobbed hair. They are wearing a dark garment with a white collar, featuring a row of prominent buttons running centrally down the back. The individual is seated on a chair with a simple, dark frame, against a plain, neutral-toned background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 10.8 × 7.7 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/16 in.)
    mount: 28.55 × 22.2 cm (11 1/4 × 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.697

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    246C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1397

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. 1397.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 246 C

Wikidata ID

Q64035514

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Stieglitz Collections

A corresponding print was given to the following institution(s) by Alfred Stieglitz during his lifetime, or was received or acquired from the estate:

George Eastman Museum, Rochester, 74:0052:0094

Library of Congress, Washington, PH-49 A

Other Collections

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

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1997-146-16 (inscribed: For Dorothy / The Place / Dec. 21—45 / This print was made about 14 years ago.)

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