Alfred Stieglitz - Hands

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Artist Dorothy Norman (American, 1905–1997)American, 1905–1997

CultureAmerican

Titles

Alfred Stieglitz - Hands

Date1930s

PlaceUnited States

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 3 1/16 × 3 11/16 in. (7.8 × 9.3 cm)
Sheet: 3 1/16 × 3 11/16 in. (7.8 × 9.3 cm)
Mount: 14 × 11 in. (35.5 × 27.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of the estate of the artist

Object number97.591

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Gallery 208

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

DescriptionChampioning photography’s place as a modern art form, Alfred Stieglitz was among the most influential figures shaping the medium’s direction during the first part of the 20th century. Offering a reverent and intimate view of the photographer and gallerist, Dorothy Norman’s pictures celebrate Stieglitz and his last gallery, An American Place. A social activist, writer, and tireless supporter of the arts, as well as a protégé, assistant, and romantic partner of Stieglitz, Norman was instrumental in establishing An American Place and furthering Stieglitz’s ambitious modernist mission in his final years.
ProvenanceEstate of Dorothy Norman; given to MFAH, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed in pencil, mount verso, center: Alfred Stieglitz – Hands // 1930s
Stamped in black ink, mount verso, lower left: ORIGINAL BY // DOROTHY NORMAN
Inscribed in pencil, mount verso, bottom left corner: H // 16
Inscribed in ink, mount verso, bottom left: Dorothy Norman [signed]
Inscribed in pencil, mount verso, bottom right: #1 // Var IV // DN 69 // DD 25 // AC 32

Signed in ink, mount verso, bottom left: Dorothy Norman

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