Georgia O'Keeffe

1932

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a woman in an upper-body portrait. She is seated slightly turned to her right, with her head facing forward. The woman has distinct facial features, including a high forehead, strong eyebrows, and a relaxed mouth. Her hair is dark and pulled back. She wears a dark garment over her shoulders and a light-colored blouse underneath. The background is plain and neutral. No jewelry or objects are visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 23.2 x 18.4 cm (9 1/8 x 7 1/4 in.)
    mount: 56.4 x 43.1 cm (22 3/16 x 16 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.259

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 4E

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1482

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

Exhibition History

1958

  • Photographs by Alfred Stieglitz, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, March 16–April 27, 1958

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1482.

Inscriptions

by later hands, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 5/; upper center verso: L; upper right verso: 9; center verso: 7 [crossed out] L / 22 1/4 x 17

Wikidata ID

Q64037447

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 1476.

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:

Fisk University, Nashville, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1997.61.34

Other Collections

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

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, 2003.1.18

Lifetime Publications

A reproduction of this work appeared in the following publication(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

Sterling Sorensen, “America’s Foremost Woman Artist Born in Sun Prairie,” The Capital Times (19 October 1941): 10 (ill., Georgia O’Keeffe)

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