Alfred Stieglitz

flush-mounted, mounted again to a larger board; accompanied by trimmed fragments of the original mount and frame backing, each signed and inscribed 'For Peggy (Rodakiewicz) from Alfred (Stieglitz), An American Place June 25-1941' by the photographer in ink, matted, framed, circa 1929

The photographer to Margaret Rodakiewicz

By descent to her godson, 1974

Christie's New York, 17 and 18 October 1990, Sale 7132, Lot 53

Acquired by the present owner from the above

Other prints of this image:

Greenough 1257

Dorothy Norman, Alfred Stieglitz: An American Seer (New York, 1973), pl. XLIV

This print, on paper with a semi-glossy surface, is in near-excellent condition. There is minor edge chipping and the corners are bumped. The larger mount is lightly age-darkened and has a single strip of linen tape adhered to the left edge. On the reverse, there are two plastic corners adhered to the top portion of the mount. Both the accompanying original inscribed fragments are lightly age-darkened. In addition, the accompanying fragment of original frame backing has adhesive residue and soiling.
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Margaret 'Peggy' Rodakiewicz (née Bok), was introduced to Georgia O'Keeffe by David McAlpin in 1933, and the two women became good friends.  Rodakiewicz dated McAlpin for a short period of time, and later married the avant-garde filmmaker Henwar Rodakiewicz, whom she met in New Mexico while visiting O'Keeffe at Ghost Ranch.