Georgia O'Keeffe 1924 - 1927

This intimate photograph of Georgia O’Keeffe was taken by Alfred Stieglitz. I look at this and I think about the push and pull of creative people in relationships. He frames O'Keeffe with a stark column that looks like an architectural drawing. The light is so dramatic, the shadows are intense. I wonder what it was like for O'Keeffe to be on the other side of his lens, knowing that she too, was making work. The light on her face looks almost sculptural, like a painting in black and white. I guess Stieglitz saw something powerful and iconic in O'Keeffe. She gazes back, confident, intense, but maybe a little sad too? It’s like they’re both asking, “How do we see each other, and how do we make art out of what we see?” It's that tension, that ongoing dialogue, that makes the image so compelling.