Georgia O'Keeffe

1933

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a close-up of a person resting their head on their forearm on a reflective surface. The person is in a profile view, looking downward. Their facial features, arched eyebrows, lines around the eyes and forehead, and dark hair pulled back are visible. Their hands are intertwined and resting on their forearm. They are dressed in a light-colored garment. The background is dark and out of focus.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 22.9 x 17 cm (9 x 6 11/16 in.)
    mount: 52.7 x 39.5 cm (20 3/4 x 15 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.297

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 6C

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1517

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. 2, cat. 1517.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left verso, in graphite: OK 6C

Wikidata ID

Q64037488

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

In summer 1933 O’Keeffe bought a new Ford V-8 convertible coupe. The spare wheel is seen in this photograph and Key Set numbers 1515, 1516, 1518, 1519, and 1520.

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