Donald Davidson

probably 1930

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a man from the upper torso to his head. He is positioned facing slightly to the side, with his gaze directed off-camera. The man has a long face with high cheekbones and wears glasses. His hair is short and mostly covered by a dark beret. He is dressed in a dark, zippered shirt with the zipper slightly open. The shirt appears worn, with a pocket visible on the left side. In the background, the partial view of a building with large, dark windows or openings can be seen, along with a light-colored wall above.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.6 × 9.2 cm (4 9/16 × 3 5/8 in.)
    mount: 35.3 × 27.4 cm (13 7/8 × 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.819

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    207B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1326

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.

Alfred Stieglitz

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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. 1326.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 207B

Wikidata ID

Q64035830

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