Georgia O'Keeffe

1936

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image captures the upper portion of a person's body, from the shoulders up, in a side profile. The person is looking to the left. Their facial features are visible, including a smooth face with a defined jawline and a subtle expression. They wear a headscarf covering their hair and clothing that includes a dark jacket over a light-colored shirt. A white pocket square is in the jacket's breast pocket. The person holds an object, potentially a book or notebook, under their arm. The background is a clear sky without visible objects.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.5 x 9 cm (4 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)
    mount: 34.9 x 27.3 cm (13 3/4 x 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.313

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 519C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1609

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. 1609.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: OK 519C

Wikidata ID

Q64037506

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For more information about this photograph, see Key Set number 1608.

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