Equivalent

Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864–1946)

about 1931

Medium/TechniquePhotograph, gelatin silver print

DimensionsHeight x width: 11.7 × 9 cm (4 5/8 × 3 9/16 in.)
Framed: 35.9 × 28.7 × 1.3 cm (14 1/8 × 11 5/16 × 1/2 in.)

Credit LineAnonymous gift

Accession number2020.307

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ClassificationsPhotographs

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InscriptionsOn verso, in black ink: "This belongs to AEN [Andrew Norman, Dorothy Norman's son and Abigail Norman's father]. It was given to him by me, January 10, 1968." Signed below this by Dorothy Norman in pen - above is sticker on which is written "33" Below both, in graphite: "Equivalent by Alfred Stieglitz. B.B. Before Boston (?) #2 (?)"

ProvenanceAbout 1933, gift of the artist to Dorothy Norman (b. 1905 – d. 1997); 1968, gift of Dorothy Norman to her son, Andrew Edward Norman (b.1930 – d.2004), New York, NY; 2004, by descent to an anonymous donor, Jamaica Plain, MA; 2020, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession date: October 7, 2020)