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Clarence White (recto); Unidentified Figure (verso)

ca. 1908–9
Not on view
White's photographic work came to Stieglitz's attention in 1898, and their artistic affiliation, first at the Camera Club of New York and later as part of the Photo-Secession movement and 291 gallery (where they collaborated on a series of experimental portraits in 1907), lasted until about 1912. De Zayas's humorous portrayals of White, including this full-length charcoal and a watercolor and ink bust also in the show, play up the elasticity of his sad-sack face. Here, the photographer's illuminated head and hands lead our eye through the darkness to the camera, tripod, and long black cloth that he is about to pull over his head.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Clarence White (recto); Unidentified Figure (verso)
  • Artist: Marius de Zayas (Mexican, Veracruz 1880–1961 Stamford, Connecticut)
  • Date: ca. 1908–9
  • Medium: Charcoal on paper (recto); Graphite on paper (verso)
  • Dimensions: 25 × 19 in. (63.5 × 48.3 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.70.218a, b
  • 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
Sadakichi Hartmann
Marius de Zayas
ca. 1910–11
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
1910
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)
Marius de Zayas
ca. 1908–9

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