Georgia O'Keeffe Possibly 1918 - 1934

This is a photograph of Georgia O’Keeffe by Alfred Stieglitz. You can see her sitting outside with her art supplies, looking up at the photographer, who was also her husband. I really feel for her in this image! There’s a bit of judgment in her eyes, and maybe a hint of irritation. She's outside on the ground, as if she has been banished. Her palette is on the ground, exposed, and it just makes me wonder what it was like to be married to Stieglitz, who made so many portraits of her. What was it like to be her? I also wonder about the way she holds her hand here – the casual tension is palpable. Stieglitz seems to capture a moment in time, in between painting, as she is resting and thinking. Was she working on the paintings of flowers for which she became so well known? She has so much to tell us. I bet they had a fascinating creative dialogue.