Songs of the Sky

1924

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a view of the sky with various cloud formations and atmospheric textures. The perspective is tilted from the bottom left to the upper right corner. There is no horizon visible. The clouds display dense and textured formations with light and dark contrasts. The colors are grayscale, highlighting shadows, highlights, and textures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 9.2 x 11.9 cm (3 5/8 x 4 11/16 in.)
    mount: 34.2 x 27.5 cm (13 7/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1170

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    229C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1053

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. 1053.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 229C

Wikidata ID

Q64036621

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Other Collections

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

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 84.XM.217.10

Location unknown (inscribed: November—30—1925 / This was made for you in October—1924 / Your Friend Stieglitz.)

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