Georgia O'Keeffe

1931

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a person from the waist up, leaning slightly out of a window opening in a wooden structure. The individual has their head tilted slightly forward, casting shadows across their face. Their facial features are sharply defined in the lighting, with prominent cheekbones and a calm expression. The person's hair is dark and neatly swept back. They wear a dark jacket over a white shirt, with the sleeves and neckline visible. The person's arms are outstretched, holding a large animal skull with horns in both hands. The background is composed of textured wooden planks, suggesting a rustic setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 24 x 19 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
    mount: 56.5 x 43.8 cm (22 1/4 x 17 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.262

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 27D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1432

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

1992

  • Two Lives: Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz—A Conversation in Painting and Photographs, The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, December 2, 1992–April 4, 1993; IBM Gallery of Science and Art, New York, April 27–June 26, 1993; The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, July 17–September 12, 1993; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2–December 5, 1993

Bibliography

1992

  • Arrowsmith, Alexandra, Thomas West, and Belinda Rathbone. Two Lives: A Conversation in Paintings and Photographs. Exh. cat. The Phillips Collection, Washington and New York, 1992: 140.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1432.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: OK 27D

Wikidata ID

Q64037450

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

In this photograph and Key Set number 1433 O’Keeffe is photographed with a cow’s skull, which is depicted in her paintings Cow’s Skull with Calico Roses, 1931, Cow’s Skull, Red, White and Blue, 1931, and Cow’s Skull on Red, 1931/1936 (Lynes 772, 773, and 799).

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