Georgia O'Keeffe, Elizabeth Davidson, and Fred Varnum

probably 1920

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

This is a black and white photograph of three people playing a lawn game outdoors. One person is crouched holding a croquet mallet, while another person is leaning over, possibly adjusting something on the ground. In the background, there is a house with a porch and a leafy tree. The setting is surrounded by grass and trees, creating a serene atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 8.9 x 11.7 cm (3 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.)
    mount: 34.2 x 27.5 cm (13 7/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.151

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    522B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    628

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. 628.

Inscriptions

by later hand, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: OK 522B

Wikidata ID

Q64037204

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

This photograph was probably made during the move from the Stieglitz family’s house Oaklawn to the smaller farmhouse in 1920.

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