Georgia O'Keeffe
1933
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image/paper/first mount: 9.2 × 11.6 cm (3 5/8 × 4 5/8 in.); Second mount: 33 × 27.5 cm (13 × 10 7/8 in.)
Classification
gelatin silver (developing-out-paper) pr
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
66429
Art Historical Context
In 1933, pioneering photographer Alfred Stiegl captured this intimate portrait of his wife, the renowned modernist painter Georgia OKeeffe. Titled simply *Georgia O'Kee*, the gelatin silver print showcases Stieglitz's ability to blend personal affection with artistic precision. At just 9.2 × 11.6 cm, the image is modest in scale, yet its larger mounts emphasize its status as a cherished fine art object, housed today in the Art Institute of Chicago's Photography and Media departmentStieglitz, a key figure in establishing photography as a legitimate art form in the early 20th century, took hundr...
About the Artist
Alfred Stieglitz · 1864–1946
Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946) was a pioneering American photographer, art dealer, publisher, and advocate for the Modernist movement who was instrumental over his 50-year career in making photography an accepted art form. Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to German Jewish immigrant parents, Stieglitz spent his formative years studying mechanical engineering in Berlin, where he discovered photography in ...