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

Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864–1946)

Georgia O’Keeffe – Feet, 1918

Palladium print, solarized; 24.4 x 19.5 cm (image); 25.1 x 20.2 cm (paper)
Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949.746

 

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

 

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