Georgia O'Keeffe and Donald Davidson

1924

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts the upper half of two individuals, a woman and a man, standing closely together. The woman on the left has prominent cheekbones and wears a headscarf tied in a bow under her neck. She wears a dark cape with a light-colored collar and gloves. The man on the right wears a flat cap and glasses. He is dressed in a light-colored sweater over a collared shirt with small polka dots. The man holds a large shovel over his shoulder. The background shows a cloudy yet bright sky, indicating daylight.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 9.1 x 11.7 cm (3 9/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
    mount: 34.2 x 27.5 cm (13 7/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.194

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 509D

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    994

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

Exhibition History

1995

  • Alfred Stieglitz at Lake George, Museum of Modern Art, New York, September 14, 1995–January 2, 1996

2004

  • Alfred Stieglitz and His Circle: 1905–1930, Musée d'Orsay, Paris; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, 2004–2005

2010

  • Alfred Stieglitz: The Lake George Years, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2010

Bibliography

1995

  • Alfred Stieglitz at Lake George. Exh. cat. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1995: pl. 57.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 994.

2010

  • Annear, Judy, ed. Alfred Stieglitz: The Lake George Years. Exh. cat. Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2010.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: OK509D

Wikidata ID

Q64037309

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

The dates for this photograph and Key Set numbers 991, 992, and 993 are based on similarities to Key Set number 1018.

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