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Hodge Kirnon

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Description

One of the least well known and most beautiful of Stieglitz's portraits, this photograph depicts Hodge Kirnon, a man Stieglitz saw in passing every day. When preparing to close his historic gallery "291" in 1917 as a result of World War I, Stieglitz assessed his work and life and saw that Kirnon--who operated the elevator that transported the gallery's visitors, its critics, and its provocative modern art--had been a true fellow passenger on the momentous trip.
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on print, verso CR: "Met // 84E"
Provenance

Alfred Stieglitz
Notes

Hodge Kirnon was the elevator operator at 291. Dorothy Norman in Aperture 8:1 dates this portrait: 1915-17.
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Alfred Stieglitz (331)
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Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946) and American Photography

Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946) and His Circle

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