Georgia O'Keeffe

1935

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a woman from the waist up seated in a wooden chair. She is facing the camera directly with her head slightly turned to the left. Her hair is dark, pulled back from her face. Her facial expression is serious, with strong, defined brows and a focused gaze. She is wearing a black shawl or jacket over a light-colored blouse with a loose, rounded neckline. Her hands rest gently on her lap. In the background, there is a textured surface suggestive of a screened window or door and the siding of a building.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 24 x 19.2 cm (9 7/16 x 7 9/16 in.)
    mount: 50.9 x 38.8 cm (20 1/16 x 15 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.300

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 1B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1585

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. 1585.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on mount, lower center, in graphite: z
by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: OK 1B

Wikidata ID

Q64037491

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The date is based on O'Keeffe's appearance, which is similar to Key Set numbers 1582 and 1583.

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