Georgia O'Keeffe Possibly 1920 - 1937

Here is Stieglitz's photographic portrait of Georgia O'Keeffe. What a great image! The way the light falls on the wooden door behind her is so interesting. Stieglitz has captured O'Keeffe on the threshold, and her dark dress blends into the shadows that creep across the building. Her direct gaze somehow seems both challenging and vulnerable. I wonder what was going on between them at the time? It is an intimate portrait, and the composition feels so considered. I imagine them together in the dark room watching the image emerge in the developing tray, thinking about what it means to capture someone’s likeness. I love the conversation between artists across different mediums, and I can only imagine how seeing this photograph impacted O’Keeffe’s paintings. Artists learn from other art, from each other, and this image is just one moment in that ongoing exchange.