Georgia O'Keeffe
1918
Medium
platinum print
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to image): 11.8 × 9.5 cm (4 5/8 × 3 3/4 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Alfred Stieglitz Collection
Accession Number
1980.70.49
Art Historical Context
In 1918, pioneering photographer Alfred Stieglitz captured an intimate portrait of Georgia O'Keeffe, titled simply *Georgia O'Keeffe*. This platinum print, measuring just 11.8 × 9.5 cm, showcases Stieglitz's masterful ability to reveal the inner essence of his subject through subtle lighting and composition. Trimmed precisely to the image edges, it exemplifies his shift toward "straight photography," emphasizing clarity and emotional depth over pictorialist softness. Stieglitz, a key figure in introducing modern art to America via his gallery "291," met O'Keeffe in 1915 and became her champio...
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 ...