Georgia O'Keeffe

1932

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a person from the top of the head down to the upper chest, including the shoulders. The person is positioned in profile, with the head turned to the left. The facial features include a straight nose and a closed mouth, partly shadowed. The hair is sleek, dark, and pulled back from the face. The person is wearing a light-colored top with a textured pattern visible beneath a darker outer garment. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 23.8 x 19 cm (9 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
    mount: 52.8 x 42 cm (20 13/16 x 16 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.289

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 14A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1488

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. 1488.

Inscriptions

by Doris Bry, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: OK-14-A

Wikidata ID

Q64037480

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

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

Other Collections

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