Rebecca Salsbury Strand

1922

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a person lying down with their face turned upwards towards the camera. They have smooth, dark hair that is neatly tucked back, revealing distinct facial features including a pronounced eyebrow and a strong jawline. They are wearing a dark-colored top, and the background consists of dry grass or hay, suggesting they are outdoors. There are no visible pieces of jewelry or objects being held. The overall color scheme and elements in the background emphasize a natural environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 24.2 × 18.7 cm (9 1/2 × 7 3/8 in.)
    mount: 55.8 × 46.2 cm (21 15/16 × 18 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.1269

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    92A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    746

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. 1, cat. 746.

Inscriptions

by Doris Bry, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen—6/50; lower left verso: 92 A

Wikidata ID

Q64036848

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

“Palladioing—I got a few more ‘priceless’ treasures (‘beeutes’) yesterday.—Have struck my gait.—It’s high time that in your eyes I have some of my reputation. Gosh how I had lost it.—Perhaps never to be regained. Paradise lost—Well I have a wonder of you on the hay—Sharp all over—& an addition—Multiplied—No Subtraction—No Division” (Stieglitz to Rebecca Strand, 30 October 1922 [YCAL]).

Lifetime Exhibitions

A print from the same negative—perhaps a photograph from the Gallery’s collection—appeared in the following exhibition(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

1923, New York (nos. 16–21, as Rebecca Salsbury Strand, 1922)

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