Songs of the Sky

1924

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a sky filled with dramatic clouds. The horizon is low in the image, with a dark line of trees or hills. The thick, layered clouds fill the sky, swirling and merging in a dynamic manner. The color palette is monochromatic, consisting of deep blacks and shades of gray. The dark clouds dominate the view, with play of light and shadow adding depth and texture to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 9.4 x 11.9 cm (3 11/16 x 4 11/16 in.)
    mount: 34.3 x 27.5 cm (13 1/2 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.896

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    171A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1066

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. 1066.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 171A

Wikidata ID

Q64035996

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For information about the date of this photograph, see Key Set number 1062.

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