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Joseph T. Keiley

1910
Not on view
An early associate of Stieglitz, the American photographer Keiley (1869–1914) collaborated with him to develop a glycerine process for the local development of platinum prints. The photographs he produced using this process were exhibited at 291 and seven of them were reproduced in Camera Work in 1907, the year de Zayas joined the Stieglitz circle. The visual effect of this innovative photographic process was, in fact, similar to the atmospheric mottling that de Zayas achieved in the background of this portrait by mixing watercolor and ink. In this highly stylized and debonair portrait, de Zayas conveys what Keiley's obituary called his "strange charm, emphasized by his strikingly handsome face and figure."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Joseph T. Keiley
  • Artist: Marius de Zayas (Mexican, Veracruz 1880–1961 Stamford, Connecticut)
  • Date: 1910
  • Medium: Brush and black ink, ink wash, and copper metallic paint over graphite on paper
  • Dimensions: 17 3/8 × 11 1/4 in. (44.1 × 28.6 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.70.208
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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Sadakichi Hartmann, Marius de Zayas Mexican, Brush and black ink, ink wash, and watercolor with graphite on paper mounted on paperboard
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Edward Steichen, Marius de Zayas Mexican, Brush and pen and black ink, ink wash, watercolor, copper metallic paint, and graphite on paper
Edward Steichen
Marius de Zayas
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Clarence White, Marius de Zayas Mexican, Charcoal and graphite on paper
Clarence White
Marius de Zayas
1908–9
Max Weber, Marius de Zayas Mexican, Brush and black ink, opaque watercolor, watercolor, and copper metallic paint over graphite on paper
Max Weber
Marius de Zayas
ca. 1910
Alvin Langdon Coburn (recto); Edward Steichen (verso), Marius de Zayas Mexican, Recto: Charcoal and chalk on paper<br/>Verso: Charcoal on paper
Alvin Langdon Coburn (recto); Edward Steichen (verso)
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ca. 1908–9

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