Georgia O'Keeffe
1918
Medium
Palladium print
Dimensions
Image: 24.8 × 20 cm (9 13/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Paper: 25.4 × 20.3 cm (10 × 8 in.)
Classification
palladium print
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
66453
Art Historical Context
Alfred Stieglitz's *Georgia O'Keeffe* (1918) captures the artist Georgia O'Keeffe in a intimate palladium print portrait, showcasing Stieglitz's mastery a pioneering photographer. Taken during the early years of their personal and professional relationship, this image reflects Stieglitz's to elevating photography to the status of fine art. As founder of Gallery 291 in New York, he championed modern artists like O'Keeffe, whom he met in 1915 and later married in 1924. This photograph is one of many he created of her, blending personal affection with artistic innovation. The palladium print med...
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 ...