Sherwood Anderson 1923

"Sherwood Anderson" is a 1923 portrait photograph by Alfred Stieglitz, a leading figure in the Photo-Secession movement, which championed photography as a fine art. The image depicts the American author Sherwood Anderson seated, with his hands folded in his lap. Anderson's serious expression and the textured details of his clothing contribute to the photograph's realism. Stieglitz’s distinctive approach to portraiture emphasized the subject's individuality and inner life, capturing Anderson's literary sensibility in this timeless portrait.