About This Artwork

F. Holland Day
American, 1864–1933

Draped Torso and Head of Negro Boy, n.d.

Platinum print
21.1 x 18.6 cm
Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949.858

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

AIC, "Platinum Prints from the Permanent Collection," January 16-March 20, 1977. (Kathleen Lamb)

Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, "Alfred Stieglitz and his Contemporaries," September 9–November 3, 1997.

Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, “Frederick Holland Day,” April 20–June 24, 2001; traveled to Boston, MA, Museum of Fine Arts, December 6, 2000–March 25, 2001; Munich, Germany, Museum Villa Stuck, July 18–September 30, 2001.

AIC, "From Darkroom to Digital: Photographic Variations," November 19–February 26, 2006. (Elizabeth Siegel)

Publication History

Day, F. Holland. 2000. “F. Holland Day.” Text by Pam Roberts, Edwin Becker, Verna Posever Curtis, and Anne E. Havinga. Exh. cat. Van Gogh Museum. cat. 23.