Georgia O'Keeffe—Hands - Alfred Stieglitz

Alfred Stieglitz Collection

American Art Modern Art Photographs Prints

"Georgia O'Keeffe—Hands" by Alfred Stieglitz (1920/22) Palladium print.

Commentary

"Georgia O'Keeffe—Hands" by Alfred Stieglitz (1920/22) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together. The print-based method rewards close viewing, where line, texture, and contrast do most of the expressive work. T hemes to notice include palladium print. This piece is held in the source collection's Photography and Media collection. Alfred Stieglitz is the artist behind this work. A useful anchor for reading the piece: Alfred Stieglitz American, 1864–1946. The work is cataloged within a United States cultural context. How to look at this work: It is cataloged as palladium print, which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object. Its medium (Palladium print) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (Image: 19.3 × 24.5 cm (7 5/8 × 9 11/16 in.); Paper: 20.1 × 25.3 cm (7 15/16 × 10 in.); Hinged mat: 52 × 39.7 cm (20 1/2 × 15 11/16 in.)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person. Subject cues from the catalog include palladium print. Compare this reading with the museum record at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/66459

Sources: Art Institute of Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records; Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data