Dorothy Norman

probably 1931

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a woman's face and shoulders. She is turned slightly, looking to the side. Her facial features include prominent eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose, and slightly pursed lips. She has dark hair mostly covered by a black headscarf, and is wearing a garment with a zigzag collar or scarf over white clothing. There are no visible accessories or objects, and the background is a plain, light-colored wall.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.4 × 8.9 cm (4 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)
    mount: 31.9 × 25.2 cm (12 9/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.700

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    246E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1394

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. 1394.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q64035525

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