Songs of the Sky

1924

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a view from a low vantage point looking up at a sky with turbulent clouds. The horizon is low in the composition with hills silhouetted at the bottom. The sky is dominated by dark clouds converging towards the center and right side, contrasting with lighter clouds. The clouds transition from light grays to dark blacks. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray, black, and white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 9.6 x 11.9 cm (3 3/4 x 4 11/16 in.)
    mount: 34.2 x 27.5 cm (13 7/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.900

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    172B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1067

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. 1067.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 172B

Wikidata ID

Q64036007

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

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

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