About This Image

Title ("Alfred Stieglitz - New York - 1932) inscribed by the artist in pencil on mount verso. Signed and inscribed by the artist in pencil on mount verso. Artist's stamp on mount verso. Printed 1980s.

Dorothy Norman was very influential in the 1920's as an activist, writer and photographer. This is a portrait of her lover and mentor, Alfred Stieglitz. He encouraged her interest in taking photographs, and exhibited her work frequently in his third and final gallery, An American Place.

Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist.