Ida O'Keeffe

1924

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a woman from the upper body up, facing slightly to the left with her gaze directed upwards. She has a calm expression, round facial features, a subtle smile, dark eyes, and dark hair styled in two low buns on each side. She wears a loose-fitting garment with a wide sailor-style collar, accented with black lines and a pattern near the shoulder. The background is a simple light gray.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 10.1 × 8.7 cm (4 × 3 7/16 in.)
    mount: 34.2 × 27.6 cm (13 7/16 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.597

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    210B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1023

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. 1023.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q64035257

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, 1980.161.3 (inscribed: The Black Ferns—/ & the White Bull’s Eye / Lake George / 1924)

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