Ida O'Keeffe

1924

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a woman from the chest up against a plain background. She is facing slightly to the right of the camera, looking upward with a slight smile. She has dark, wavy hair styled into buns and is wearing a light-colored top with a dark outline around the collar and sleeves, and a unique circular design on the upper left side of the garment. There are no visible jewelry or objects being held. The background is plain, emphasizing the subject.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 11.9 × 9.2 cm (4 11/16 × 3 5/8 in.)
    mount: 34.2 × 27.5 cm (13 7/16 × 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.596

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    210A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1022

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. 1022.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 210A

Wikidata ID

Q64035255

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Other Collections

A print corresponding with this photograph can also be found in the following collection(s):

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, YCAL MSS 85, box 148, folder 2747, 1980.161.2 (inscribed:—The Bull’s Eye—/ The Hill—/ Lake George—/ 1924 / Where Is He?)

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