Georgia O'Keeffe

1929

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a woman from the waist up. She is standing in a relaxed pose, slightly leaning against a car with one hand resting on the bumper and the other on her hip. Her facial features include a prominent jawline and high cheekbones, and her hair is short and swept back neatly away from her face. She is dressed in a dark-colored blouse or jacket over a light-colored top. In the background is the rear end of a car, featuring a mounted spare tire and a visible license plate that reads "NY-29" and shows "51-43."

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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: 34.9 x 27.4 cm (13 3/4 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.237

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 520B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1308

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. 1308.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: OK 520B

Wikidata ID

Q64037423

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