Georgia O'Keeffe 1932

This photograph of Georgia O'Keeffe was taken by Alfred Stieglitz, we think at some point in the 1910s or 20s. I find myself wondering what it was like for the artist to take a picture of someone that he loved so much. I’m thinking especially about how the artist wanted to capture not just their appearance, but also maybe some of their inner life. I love the way the light falls on her face, and how her eyes seem to be looking right at you, even though she's also looking somewhere far away. I feel like I can see so much of her personality in this picture. It makes me think about how we see each other, and how we want to be seen, about the gaze of another person. It is a quiet and intimate moment between artist and muse. He's showing us his muse, but maybe he's showing us himself too? Artists use each other to create.