Marie Rapp

Artist Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1868 - 1949)

CultureAmerican

Date1915

MediumPlatinum print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 9 3/4 × 7 3/4 in. (24.8 × 19.7 cm)
Overall, Support: 19 7/8 × 16 in. (50.5 × 40.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 23 × 19 15/16 in. (58.4 × 50.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase, in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank, and gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hirschbiel, Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Carter, Mr. Calvin H. Childress, Ms. Lydia Martin, Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence B. Colen, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold S. Goldin, Dr. and Mrs. Paul A. Mansheim, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne F. Wilbanks, and Anonymous

Object number2001.36

Not on view

DescriptionThis is a vintage platinum print of Alfred Steiglitz's secretary, Marie Rapp.

Label TextAlfred Stieglitz American, 1868–1949 Marie Rapp, 1915 Platinum print Subjects of portraits could range from important figures to everyday acquaintances of the photographer. Here Alfred Stieglitz, considered the father of modern photography, captures Marie Rapp, the secretary at his Gallery 291 in New York. Known for an early style that emulated painterly effects, Stieglitz developed a clearer, less manipulated style in his portraits, urban studies, and landscapes. Museum purchase, in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank, and gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hirschbiel, Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Carter, Mr. Calvin H. Childress, Ms. Lydia Martin, Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence B. Colen, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold S. Goldin, Dr. and Mrs. Paul A. Mansheim, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne F. Wilbanks, and Anonymous 2001.36ProvenanceAlfred Stieglitz gave this print to Marie Rapp; Marie Rapp sold it to George Tice; George Tice sold it to a private collector; Private collector consigned it to the Edwynn Houk Gallery, 2000; Chrysler Museum purchase from the Edwynn Houk Gallery, 2001. Exhibition History"Silver Images: The Photography Collection at 25," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., November 5, 2003 - August 2004. "Facing Ourselves: Mike Disfarmer and the American Portrait," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 16, 2022 - May 14, 2023.Published ReferencesJeff Harrison, _Collecting with Vision: Treasures From the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (London: D. Giles Ltd., 2007), 109, fig. 130. ISBN: 978-0-940744-72-1