Alfred Stieglitz

- Introduction
- Alfred Stieglitz (January 1, 1864 – July 13, 1946) was an American photographer and modern art promoter who was instrumental over his fifty-year career in making photography an accepted art form. In addition to his photography, Stieglitz was known for the New York art galleries that he ran in the early part of the 20th century, where he introduced many avant-garde European artists to the U.S. He was married to painter Georgia O'Keeffe.
- Wikidata
- Q313055
- Introduction
- Renowned photographer Stieglitz first studied photochemistry with Hermann Wilhelm Vogel at the Technische Hochschule in Berlin, from 1882-1886, and took his first photographs in 1883. He continued to travel and photograph in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland until 1890, when he returned to New York City. From 1890 to 1895 he was a partner in a photogravure firm. During this time he concentrated on photographing the streets of New York City. In 1894, Stieglitz travelled to Europe and was elected a member of the Linked Ring, a pictorialist society in London. In 1902, Stieglitz founded the Photo-Secession Movement which attempted to prove that pictorialist photography was a fine art form. From 1903 to 1917, Stieglitz was publisher and director of Camera Work magazine. The graphic section was run by Edward Steichen (1879-1973). In 1905, Stieglitz opened the Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession "291" on Fifth Avenue in New York City with Steichen. The galleries operated until 1917. In 1907, Stieglitz exhibited his autochrome photographs. Stieglitz stopped photographing in 1937. During his lifetime, Stieglitz was also a close friend and collaborator of Joseph T. Keiley. Together they invented the glycerine process which permitted partial development of platinum papers. Also, they produced joint research on the history of photography. Keiley also acted as the associate editor of Stieglitz's publications "Camera Notes" and "Camera Works". American photographer.
- Nationalities
- American, German
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Patron, Publisher, Editor, Dealer, Photographer
- Names
- Alfred Stieglitz, Alfred Steiglitz
- Ulan
- 500024301
Exhibitions
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511: The Vertical City
Oct 21, 2019–Oct 12, 2020
MoMA
Collection gallery
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502: Early Photography and Film
Ongoing
MoMA
Collection gallery
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The Shape of Things: Photographs from Robert B. Menschel
Oct 29, 2016–May 7, 2017
MoMA
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Modern Photographs from the Thomas Walther Collection,
1909–1949 Dec 13, 2014–Apr 19, 2015
MoMA
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American Modern: Hopper to O’Keeffe
Aug 17, 2013–Jan 26, 2014
MoMA
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Alfred Stieglitz has
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Alfred Stieglitz A Good Joke 1887
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Alfred Stieglitz Sun Rays, Paula, Berlin 1889
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Alfred Stieglitz The Terminal 1892
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Alfred Stieglitz The Terminal 1893
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Alfred Stieglitz The Asphalt Paver, New York 1892-93
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Alfred Stieglitz Winter, Fifth Avenue 1893
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Alfred Stieglitz, Various Artists A Venetian Canal 1894
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Alfred Stieglitz A Wet Day on the Boulevard, Paris 1894
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Alfred Stieglitz The Incoming Boat 1894
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Alfred Stieglitz On the Seine, near Paris 1894
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Alfred Stieglitz Scurrying Home 1894
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Alfred Stieglitz Icy Night, New York 1898
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Alfred Stieglitz Early Morn 1900
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Alfred Stieglitz Kitty Stieglitz, Central Park, New York 1901
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Alfred Stieglitz The Hand of Man 1902
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Alfred Stieglitz Portrait of Miss S.R. 1904
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Alfred Stieglitz Horses 1904
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Alfred Stieglitz Going to the Post, Morris Park 1904
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Alfred Stieglitz Spring Showers c. 1900
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Clarence H. White, Alfred Stieglitz The Torso 1907
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Clarence H. White, Alfred Stieglitz Nude 1907
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Clarence H. White, Alfred Stieglitz Nude 1907
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Alfred Stieglitz The Steerage 1907
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Alfred Stieglitz The City of Ambition 1910
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Alfred Stieglitz The Aeroplane 1910
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Alfred Stieglitz The Pool - Deal 1910
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Alfred Stieglitz A Dirigible 1910
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Alfred Stieglitz The Ferry Boat 1910
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Alfred Stieglitz City of Ambition 1910
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Alfred Stieglitz Old and New New York 1910
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Alfred Stieglitz Excavating, New York 1911
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Alfred Stieglitz My Parents' Home - Lake George 1912-13
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Alfred Stieglitz Alfred Stieglitz letterhead (Letter to Vasily Kandinsky) 1913
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Alfred Stieglitz Brancusi Exhibition at The Photo-Secession Gallery, New York 1914
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Alfred Stieglitz Out of the Window "291" April 2, 1915
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Alfred Stieglitz Picasso-Braque Exhibition at "291" 1915
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Alfred Stieglitz From the Back Window at “291” April 3, 1915
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Alfred Stieglitz Abraham Walkowitz, Lake George 1916
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Alfred Stieglitz Ellen Koeniger 1916
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Alfred Stieglitz Marsden Hartley 1916
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Alfred Stieglitz Ellen Koeniger, Lake George 1916
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Alfred Stieglitz Georgia O'Keeffe 1918
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Alfred Stieglitz Georgia O'Keeffe: A Portrait 1918
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Alfred Stieglitz Dorothy True 1919
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Alfred Stieglitz Georgia O'Keeffe - Hands and Thimble 1919
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Alfred Stieglitz Georgia O'Keeffe - Hands 1919
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Alfred Stieglitz Georgia O'Keeffe--Torso 1918-19
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Alfred Stieglitz Rainbow, Lake George 1920
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