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Arnold Newman — Alfred Stieglitz & Georgia O'Keeffe, An American Place
Arnold Newman

Alfred Stieglitz & Georgia O'Keeffe, An American Place

Arnold Newman's iconic double portrait captures the legendary photographer Alfred Stieglitz and painter Georgia O'Keeffe at Stieglitz's renowned New York gallery, An American Place. Newman's masterful use of the gelatin silver process renders the couple with striking intimacy and psychological depth, framing them within the austere, modernist space that defined American avant-garde art. The image stands as a powerful testament to Newman's signature environmental portraiture style, situating his subjects within the world that shaped their artistic identities.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed later.

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Photographs

April 3, 2013

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Arnold Newman, Alfred Stieglitz & Georgia O'Keeffe, An American Place

Arnold Newman's iconic double portrait captures the legendary photographer Alfred Stieglitz and painter Georgia O'Keeffe at Stieglitz's renowned New York gallery, An American Place. Newman's masterful use of the gelatin silver process renders the couple with striking intimacy and psychological depth, framing them within the austere, modernist space that defined American avant-garde art. The image stands as a powerful testament to Newman's signature environmental portraiture style, situating his subjects within the world that shaped their artistic identities.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Photography, Documentary, American, Gelatin Silver Print, Dual Portrait, Interior, Portrait, Mid-Century, Black and White, Artists

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