Dorothy Norman

1930/1931

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

This black and white photograph shows a close-up headshot of a person facing the camera. The person has an oval face with large, dark eyes and well-defined eyebrows. Their hair is mostly covered by a dark cap. They are wearing a patterned garment with a zigzag design on the border, draping over their shoulders. The background is plain, with a partial view of a blurred artwork or structure behind the person. There are no visible jewelry or other objects being held.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 10.3 × 7.9 cm (4 1/16 × 3 1/8 in.)
    mount: 35 × 27.45 cm (13 3/4 × 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.706

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    250C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1368

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. 1368.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 250 C

Wikidata ID

Q64035537

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 1367.

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