Alfred Stieglitz-Georgia O’Keeffe Hands Photo Poster

The artwork described is a composite portrait by Alfred Stieglitz, an American photographer and advocate for legitimizing photography and modern art. Stieglitz played a significant role in promoting avant-garde European artists like Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso through his gallery, 291, which operated from 1908 to 1917. He also exhibited works of progressive American artists, including Georgia O'Keeffe, whom he later married in 1924. Stieglitz's artistic focus was on seeking objective truth and pure form. He took around five hundred photographs of O'Keeffe between 1917 and 1937, believing that her essence extended beyond just her head and face. This particular composite portrait captures O'Keeffe's intrinsic nature, highlighting not only her head and face but also her torso, feet, and hands. Each photograph stands alone as an independently expressive form, revealing different aspects of O'Keeffe's personality and self. When viewed together, these serial images present the essence of O'Keeffe's various "selves," offering a multifaceted representation of the artist.