Georgia O'Keeffe

1924

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a person from the waist up, facing slightly to the right with their head turned towards the camera. The individual has a slightly pointed nose, thin lips, and dark eyebrows. They are wearing a dark hat with a brim, a textured dark shawl wrapped around their shoulders, and a fitted garment underneath. No visible hair or accessories. The background is a plain, light color.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.2 x 8.1 cm (4 7/16 x 3 3/16 in.)
    mount: 31.8 x 24.8 cm (12 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.185

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 517B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1003

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. 2, cat. 1003.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: OK 517B

Wikidata ID

Q64037287

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The date is based on similarities to photographs of Georgia and Ida O’Keeffe from the fall of 1924 (see Key Set numbers 1017–1021).

Other Collections

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

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, 2003.1.7

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 93.XM.25.74

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