Accession Number1995/2.24
TitleTorso
Artist(s)Clarence H. White;
Alfred StieglitzArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date1907Medium & Supportphotogravure on paperDimensions 11 5/8 in x 8 1/16 in (29.53 cm x 20.48 cm);8 3/8 in x 6 5/16 in (21.27 cm x 16.03 cm);12 in x 8 1/16 in (30.48 cm x 20.48 cm);19 3/8 in x 14 3/8 in (49.21 cm x 36.51 cm)
Subject matterThis photograph depicts Miss Thompson, one of the two female models featured in a series of figure studies by Clarence White and Alfred Stieglitz in 1907. This print was published in
Camera Work: A Photographic Quarterly, Issue no. 27
two years later as a photogravure. The nude woman is posed with her arm above her head, which she turns to the left side of the frame as she looks downward. The photograph focuses on the soft shapes and shadows created by her nude body.
Physical DescriptionThis photograph depicts the torso and head of a nude woman. She holds her arm above her head and faces toward the left side of the frame.
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Keywords
modern and contemporary art
nudes
nudes (representations)
portraits
torsos (animal components)
woman
women (female humans)