The Alfred Stieglitz Collection
  • Recto of print as seen through original window mat
  • Recto of entire sheet
  • Recto of print with original window mat
  • Verso of original mount
  • Photomicrograph showing print surface (scale bar is in micrometers)

Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864–1946)

Georgia O’Keeffe, 1918

Platinum print; 24.5 x 20.1 cm (image); 25.3 x 20.2 cm (paper)
Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949.755

 

Additional resources related to this object are to the right. Comprehensive material analysis is found in the Object Research PDF.

 

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