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Torso

Clarence H. White; Alfred Stieglitz; Alfred Stieglitz

Artwork Details

Torso
1907
Clarence H. White; Alfred Stieglitz; Alfred Stieglitz
photogravure on paper
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)
1995/2.24

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Subject Matter:

This 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 Description:

This 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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