Dorothy Norman

1937

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a person in a portrait, showing their upper body with the head and shoulders visible. The person is facing forward, making eye contact with the camera. They have an oval-shaped face with a smooth complexion, slightly raised eyebrows above large eyes. Their hair is dark and neatly styled under a broad, rounded hat. The person is wearing a dark, heavy-textured coat, possibly fur. The background is plain and neutral, with no visible jewelry.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 9.8 × 6.5 cm (3 7/8 × 2 9/16 in.)
    mount: 26.5 × 20.4 cm (10 7/16 × 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.800

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    245E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1628

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. 1628.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 245E

Wikidata ID

Q64035790

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Other Collections

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

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 424.1997 (inscribed: Forgive my Sins / M’ch 16, 1937 / Apr. 5 1937)

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1967-285-15 (inscribed: For Dorothy / Taken at the Place—M’ch 16/37 / the day before she went to Florida— / given to her May 10—1937)

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