Ida O'Keeffe

1924

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows the upper body and face of a woman angled slightly towards the camera. She has a smiling expression, with lines around her eyes and a broad smile. She has dark, chin-length hair styled smoothly, possibly pinned back. She wears a dark, fur-collared garment, with a light-colored flower on her chest. Her right hand is raised, index finger gently touching her cheek. The background is the open sky, bright and clear.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 10.2 × 8.1 cm (4 × 3 3/16 in.)
    mount: 34.2 × 27.6 cm (13 7/16 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.592

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    209B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1030

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, 1949.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1030.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 209B

Wikidata ID

Q64035249

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