The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 19, 2024

Georgia O'Keeffe- Hand and Wheel

Georgia O'Keeffe- Hand and Wheel

1933
(American, 1864–1946)
Image: 24.2 x 19.2 cm (9 1/2 x 7 9/16 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 45.7 cm (22 x 18 in.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

One of the first photographs to enter the museum’s collection was Alfred Stieglitz’s close-up of the hand of his wife, the painter Georgia O’Keeffe.

Description

Georgia O’Keeffe lovingly caresses the spare tire of her Ford V-8 convertible coupe. The image was made during her reunion with her husband—and much beloved car—after an extended convalescence following a nervous breakdown. O’Keeffe had paid for the car herself; for her it was not just a glossy object of consumer desire but symbolized independence and freedom.
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    O'Keeffe, Georgia, Alfred Stieglitz, Belinda Rathbone, Roger Shattuck, Elizabeth Hutton Turner, Alexandra Arrowsmith, and Thomas West. Two Lives: Georgia O'Keeffe & Alfred Stieglitz ; a Conversation in Paintings and Photographs. New York: Callaway Editions in association with the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., 1992. cat p. 14, repr. p. 116.
    Cleveland Museum of Art, and Tom E. Hinson. Catalogue of Photography. [Cleveland, OH]: The Museum, 1996. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 42-43; reproduced: P. 332
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    The Automobile and Culture.The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA (July 21, 1984-January 6, 1985; The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI (June 9, 1985-September 9, 1985).
    Two Lives: Georgia O'Keeffe & Alfred Stieglitz. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC (December 12, 1992-April 4, 1993); IBM Gallery of Science and Arts, New York, NY (April 27-June 26, 1993); The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN (July 17-September 12, 1993); The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX (October 2-December 5, 1993). cat p. 14, repr. p. 116.
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