Stieglitz at Lake George, circa 1923

Item — Box: 4

Identifier: 2014.3.297

Double exposure of man and landscape [possibly Stieglitz at Lake George]

Scope and Content Note

From the Collection:

The collection comprises almost 200 photographs, including copy prints, film, contact sheets, documentary photographs, and personal snap shots, all relating to the life and work of Georgia O'Keeffe. Many photographs are of O'Keeffe or her New Mexico properties.

Part of this collection was accessioned into the Museum's art collection, including fine art photography by such artists as Alfred Stieglitz, Ansel Adams, Laura Gilpin, Todd Webb, and Philip Halsman. Those photographs share an accession number scheme beginning with 2014.03.

The collection also contains a limited amount of correspondence, ephemera, clippings, popular prints, and one watercolor and graphite work by an unknown individual.

Dates

Creation: circa 1923

Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public for research purposes.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints : gelatin silver print ; 4 1/2 x 2 5/8 inches

Language

From the Series: English

Additional Description

Overview

Double exposure: vertical orientation shows Stieglitz, horizontal orientation shows the Stieglitz home at Lake George.

Physical Description

Stamped in black ink on verso: "383".

Ownership and Rights

General

Previous descriptive title: Double exposure of man and landscape [possibly Stieglitz at Lake George]; changed to: Stieglitz at Lake George. Previous date: undated; changed to: circa 1923. Previous photographer: unknown; changed to: Georgia O'Keeffe. Based on research by Lisa Volpe, MFA Houston. Approved 12/2020. Regarding date, Volpe notes: "GOK begins visits to Lake George in 1918. She stops visiting in summer in 1929, and stops altogether in 1934. Date narrowed by comparison to AS’s Lake George pictures."