Georgia O'Keeffe

1918, printed 1924/1937

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a woman from the waist up, seated with her body angled slightly towards the camera. She is looking upward, with her chin tilted slightly up. Her facial features are soft, with defined cheekbones and full lips. Her dark hair falls naturally around her face. She is wearing a loose, light-colored garment that is open at the front, partially covering her shoulders. Her hands are holding the garment in place around her chest, partially covering her body. In the background, there is an abstract, painted backdrop with darker tones and organic shapes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 24.4 x 19.7 cm (9 5/8 x 7 3/4 in.)
    mount: 49.9 x 37.3 cm (19 5/8 x 14 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.68

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 29D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    498

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. 1, cat. 498.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: OK 29D

Wikidata ID

Q64037010

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

In the background of this photograph and Key Set numbers 494, 495, 496, and 497 is O’Keeffe’s charcoal drawing No. 15 Special, 1916/1917 (Lynes 154).

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