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Photography by Edward C. Robison III
Bly and Venus
Here Alfred Stieglitz captures the likeness of a gardener from his family estate at Lake George in a moment of plain, unbrokered joy. Looking into the distance with a mischievous twinkle in his eyes, Bly apperas curious and kind. Stieglitz's inclusion of the marble sculpture of Venus reflects upon the different way we've portrayed the people through the ages, as well as grounding Bly in reality.
- Joel Settlemoir, student at the University of Arkansas School of Art
ArtistAlfred Stieglitz(1864-1946)
Date1920
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions20 3/4 x 16 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. (52.7 x 42.5 x 2.9 cm)
Credit LineAlfred Stieglitz Collection, Co-owned by Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
ClassificationPhotograph
ProvenanceArtist; by bequest to Georgia O’Keeffe (Artist’s wife), New York, NY, 1946; to Fisk University, Nashville, TN, 1949; to Fisk University, Nashville, TN, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, as co-owners, 2012
On ViewNo
This artwork's face covers about 48× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.
