Dorothy True

Dorothy True

Alfred Stieglitz, 1919

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Artist: Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864–1946)
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Size: Image: 24 × 19.2 cm (9 7/16 × 7 9/16 in.)
Culture: American
Museum: J. Paul Getty Museum
Rights: CC0 — no rights reserved

This double exposure of the face and leg of Dorothy True constitutes an unusual portrait. Her somewhat somber face, very faint, is not immediately apparent, but slowly a mouth, nose, and eye begin to reveal themselves in the black-stockinged ankle and calf. Alone, the image of the leg is an interesting one; her foot appears veritably stuffed into her stylish, patent leather pump. Her instep bulges out of the top of the shoe, and the leather ripples from the pressure at the toe, making the foot an almost sculptural form.

True appears to step down upon overturned prints or mats. A chair casts a graphic shadow across the floor, and a vertical paper backdrop echoes the black shadow at the upper left, uncovered by the sagging paper. The neat triangle of True's skirt lends additional geometric balance.

Text: J. Paul Getty Trust, CC BY 4.0.

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