Maria, Bernie, Little Max, The Gato, and Georgia O'Keeffe, 1941
Maria, Bernie, Little Max, The Gato, and Georgia O'Keeffe, 1941
Gelatin silver print, 9 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
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2014.3.99
Photographer: Unknown
Group portrait of O'Keeffe holding a Siamese cat standing next to two young adult women and a baby; the women are identified as Maria and Bernie, and the baby as Little Max; O'Keeffe is wearing a collared long sleeve shirt with her sleeves rolled up and jeans; she has a large bandage wrapped around the wrist of her left hand which she uses to hold and cradle the neck of the cat; she looks at the camera with a big grin, her long hair falls on her shoulder and is combed away from her face; Bernie holds baby Max who is dressed in white and wrapped in a white blanket; a stuffed black bird with extended wings is mounted on the adobe wall or the portal, three vigas can be seen at the top of the photograph.
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Handwritten in pencil on the back of the photograph is the date and the names of the people in the photograph.Provenance
Sweeney Archive: Fine Art Photograph James Sweeney New YorkCREDITS & RIGHTS
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