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Georgia O'Keeffe exhibition, 291 Gallery, 1917

 Item — Box: 20
Identifier: 2006.6.1484f
Georgia O'Keeffe Exhibition at 291, Interior Gallery View, 1917

Scope and Content Note

From the Collection:

This collection contains over 1100 photographs, including copy prints, contact sheets, film, and Polaroids relating to the life and work of Georgia O'Keeffe. The collection includes photography by O'Keeffe that reflects her daily life and photography interests, as well as photography of O'Keeffe and her properties, artwork, and travel. A small portion of the collection relates to The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation and the catalogue raisonne. Copy prints in the collection are often by fine art photographers such as Alfred Stieglitz, Laura Gilpin, or Eliot Porter and come from other repositories. There are a small number of original enclosures, such as envelopes, boxes, and albums. Part of this collection was accessioned into the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum's art collection under the same accession number, 2006.6, and contains fine art photography by artists like Stieglitz, Todd Webb, and Ansel Adams.

Dates

  • Creation: 1917

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Materials predominately in English or have no linguistic content.

Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public for research purposes. Digital assets are available for viewing framed materials.

Copyright Management

www.okeeffemuseum.org/image-rights-and-reproductions/

Extent

1 Photographic Prints : gelatin silver print ; 8 x 10 inches

Overview

Installation view of two O'Keeffe works on paper mounted on a grey fabric wall. Works from viewer left to right: an abstract composition; No. 8 Special, 1916, charcoal; a third painting, Train At Night In The Desert was cut out of the photograph.

Physical Description

Photograph has been cut to remove a third painting.

Ownership and Rights

Public Domain

Explanation of Rights

https://rightsstatements.org/page/1.0/?language=en

General

Originally housed in a folder labeled in O'Keeffe's handwriting: 2nd 291.

Subject

Repository Details

Part of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Repository

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