Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864–1946)
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Artists
Through his own photographic work over the course of a half century, the journals he read more
Processes
At the start of World War I, a shortage of platinum forced photographers to look read more
Toning is a technique used to alter the overall color and contrast of a photographic read more
As Georgia O’Keeffe sorted through the photographs in Alfred Stieglitz’s estate in the late 1940s, read more
Galleries
At his last gallery, An American Place, Stieglitz welcomed a stream of visitors who wanted read more
Themes
The term “straight photography” was popularized by critic Sadakichi Hartmann, who often wrote for Camera read more
Stieglitz Series
Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz met in 1916, when she paid a visit to 291 read more
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Exhibited: New York, 1932
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