Georgia O'Keeffe

1919/1921

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a close-up of the back of a person's head and neck as they style their dark hair into a bun or updo. The person's hands are visible arranging the hair, and their facial features are not shown. The background is soft and neutral with light and shadow indicating an indoor setting. No jewelry or specific objects are present in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.1 x 19.1 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 x 20.1 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
    mat: 51 x 38 cm (20 1/16 x 14 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.105

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 16E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    595

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, 1980.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 595.

Inscriptions

by Doris Bry, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen—6/50; lower left verso: OK 16E
by later hands, center verso, in graphite: [M or W?]; center right verso: K / OK16E

Wikidata ID

Q64037098

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Stieglitz Collections

A corresponding print was given to the following institution(s) by Alfred Stieglitz during his lifetime, or was received or acquired from the estate:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1997.61.61

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