Dorothy Kreymborg 1925

This photograph, Dorothy Kreymborg, was taken by Alfred Stieglitz sometime in the early twentieth century. It’s a black and white photograph, and when I look at it, I think about the moodiness of greyscale, and the different textures of the wood, the glass of the window, and Dorothy’s dress. I wonder about the artist’s point of view, standing there with his camera. Was he trying to capture something specific about her, or was it more of an intuitive response to her presence? You know, sometimes I wonder if making a photograph is like drawing—a way of thinking through seeing and feeling at the same time. And Dorothy, leaning against the wall of the house, she looks directly at us. I think about her life, her experiences. I wonder what she was thinking at that moment? What’s so cool is that Stieglitz captured not just her image but maybe a sense of her interiority. It's so cool to have access to these artists and their amazing work.