Georgia O'Keeffe - Hands and Thimble
Alfred Stieglitz
American, 1864–1946
1919
A palladium photograph by Alfred Stieglitz that isolates a woman's hands and a thimble, aiming to transform a simple domestic gesture into an intimate, sculptural study of form and touch.
Two hands emerge from deep, velvety shadow over crumpled fabric—their long fingers arranged like a quiet choreography while a thimble catches a faint gleam—creating a tactile, almost sculptural presence.
Made during the modernist era, it helped push photography beyond documentation by treating close-up body fragments as abstract, expressive subjects and demonstrating the rich tonal and textural possibilities of palladium printing.
Medium
Palladium print
Dimensions
9 3/16 × 7 5/8" (23.4 × 19.4 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of David H. McAlpin
Accession
573.1980
Palette
Art Terms
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