Dorothy Norman

1936

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a woman's upper body and face as she faces slightly to her right. Her facial features are illuminated by a light source from the left, highlighting her high cheekbones and smooth skin, with shadows on the other side. She wears a dark hat and a textured herringbone-patterned coat, made of a thick material. There are no visible accessories or objects in her hands. The background is dark.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.6 × 9.4 cm (4 9/16 × 3 11/16 in.)
    mount: 32.1 × 25.4 cm (12 5/8 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.793

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    247E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1591

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. 1591.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 247E
by Doris Bry, on mount, lower right verso, in graphite: 1936

Wikidata ID

Q64035773

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, 1972-219-9 (inscribed: For D. S. N. / C.C. 36)

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