Alfred Stieglitz

About the Artist

Imogen Cunningham. Alfred Stieglitz. 1934. Gelatin silver print, 9 1/4 x 7 1/4" (23.4 x 18.4 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Robert M. Doty. © 2014 Estate of Imogen Cunningham

Meeting Points

Cultural Hubs Berlin
New York
Photo Industry Hubs London
Rochester
Schools Levy Gallery, 1931–49
Royal Photo Society, 1853–present
Publications Vogue, 1892–1949
Camera Work, 1903–17
Malerei, Photographie, Film, 1925
Photography, 1839–1937, 1937

Artist Chronology

January 1, 1864	Born At location: Alfred Stieglitz	Hoboken
1871–81	The Stieglitz family lives in New York At location: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
1879–81	Attends the College of the City of New York At location: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
1881–90	The Stieglitz family lives in Germany At location: Alfred Stieglitz	Germany
1884	Begins studying photography with Professor Hermann Wilhelm Vogel at the Königliche Technische Hochschule; develops his first photograph At location: Alfred Stieglitz	Berlin
1885	Begins writing for photography magazines Contributor: Alfred Stieglitz	Berlin
1886	Receives Honorable Mention for his submission to the Amateur Photographer Competition Participant: Alfred Stieglitz	London
1890–1946	Lives in New York At location: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
1890–95	Becomes partner in a photo-engraving business later known as the Photochrome Engraving Company At location: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
1891	Becomes a member of the Society of Amateur Photographers At location: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
1892–96	Edits the journal American Amateur Photographer At location: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
1893	Acquires a 4 x 5" handheld camera and uses it to photograph New York City scenes At location: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
1894	Travels and photographs in Venice and the Netherlands At location: Alfred Stieglitz	Venice The Netherlands
1897	Publishes Picturesque Bits of New York, a portfolio of photogravures Contributor: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
1897–1902	Founds and edits Camera Notes, the journal of the Camera Club of New York In 1897 the Society of Amateur Photographers merged with the New York Camera Club to form the Camera Club of New York. At location: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
1899	First solo exhibition, at the Camera Club of New York Participant: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
1900	Edward Steichen visits Alfred Stieglitz on the recommendation of Clarence White; Stieglitz purchases three photographs by Steichen At location: Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz	New York
1900–14	Marjorie Content studies at Miss Finch's School; becomes long-term friends with Alfried Stieglitz, whose niece attends the school Affiliated: Alfred Stieglitz At location: Marjorie Content	New York
1902	Founds the Photo-Secession At location: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
1902	Becomes the first active American member of the Linked Ring Affiliated: Alfred Stieglitz	London
March 1902	American Pictorial Photography: Arranged by the Photo-Secession at the National Arts Club Participant: Edward Steichen Organizer: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
1903	Third San Francisco Photographic Salon, at the Mark Hopkins Institute Brigman and members of the New York Photo-Secession group become acquainted with each other through this exhibition. Participant: Anne W. Brigman, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz	San Francisco
1905–early 1906	Francis Bruguière travels to New York. Becomes a member of the Photo-Secessionist group and meets Alfred Stieglitz At location: Francis Bruguière, Alfred Stieglitz	New York
January 1905–December 1910	George Seeley is a Fellow of the Photo-Secession; develops a friendship with Alfred Stieglitz At location: George H. Seeley Affiliated: Alfred Stieglitz	Stockbridge
1905–17	Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Steichen establish the Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession at 291 Fifth Avenue Steichen moves his studio to 293 Fifth Avenue and designs the interiors of the new gallery at 291. The gallery exhibits modern art by European and American artists. At location: Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz	New York
November–December 1905	Inaugural exhibition of the Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession Participant: Edward Steichen Organizer: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
1907	Becomes an honorary member of the Royal Photographic Society At location: Alfred Stieglitz	London
1907	Paul Strand visits the Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession, where he likely meets Alfred Stieglitz At location: Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand	New York
1909–10	Anne Brigman travels to New York, where she visits Alfred Stieglitz and meets Clarence White, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Edward Steichen, and Gertrude Käsebier At location: Anne W. Brigman, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz	New York
Summer 1909	Travels in Europe; meets Henri Matisse and Gertrude Stein At location: Alfred Stieglitz	Europe
November 3–December 1, 1910	International Exhibition of Pictorial Photography, at Albright Art Gallery Participant: Anne W. Brigman, Francis Bruguière, George H. Seeley, Edward Steichen Organizer: Alvin Langdon Coburn, Alfred Stieglitz	Buffalo
1911	Charles Sheeler begins corrrespondence with Alfred Stieglitz At location: Charles Sheeler Affiliated: Alfred Stieglitz	Doylestown
April 1911	Presents the first American solo exhibition of Pablo Picasso's work at 291 gallery Organizer: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
1913	Paul Strand shows his work to Alfred Stieglitz for the first time At location: Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand	New York
February 1913	Carl Van Vechten meets arts patron Mabel Dodge, who introduces him to Alfred Stieglitz At location: Alfred Stieglitz, Carl Van Vechten	New York
1915	Begins a series of photographs from the back window of 291 gallery At location: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
March–April 1916	Photographs of New York and Other Places, by Paul Strand, his first solo exhibition, opens at 291 gallery Organizer: Alfred Stieglitz Participant: Paul Strand	New York
Late 1916	Johan Hagemeyer travels to New York to meet Alfred Stieglitz, having read about him in Camera Work At location: Alfred Stieglitz, Johan Hagemeyer	New York
1917–18	Begins living with and photographing Georgia O'Keeffe, making more than 100 photographs of her during this period At location: Alfred Stieglitz	New York Lake George
1921	One Portrait, an exhibition of Stieglitz's portraits of O'Keeffe, at the Anderson Galleries Participant: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
1922–23	Publishes the journal Manuscripts At location: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
October 1922 through spring 1923	Edward Weston travels to New York to visit Alfred Stieglitz; meets Clarence H. White, Paul Strand, Charles Sheeler, and Gertrude Käsebier At location: Charles Sheeler, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, Edward Weston	New York
1923	Charles Sheeler's review in The Arts magazine of Alfred Stieglitz's work leads to the end of their friendship Contributor: Charles Sheeler Affiliated: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
1925–29	Establishes the Intimate Gallery in Room 303 at the Anderson Galleries At location: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
1925	Alfred Stieglitz Presents Seven Americans at the Anderson Galleries Organizer: Alfred Stieglitz Participant: Paul Strand	New York
1925	László Moholy-Nagy publishes Malerei, Photographie, Film Contributor: Paul Citroen, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), László Moholy-Nagy, Georg Muche, Albert Renger-Patzsch, Hans Richter, Alfred Stieglitz, István Kerny	Munich
March 1925	Exhibition of the Equivalents series at the Anderson Galleries Participant: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
1929	Forty New Photographs by Paul Strand at the Intimate Gallery Organizer: Alfred Stieglitz Participant: Paul Strand	New York
December 1929–July 1946	Establishes An American Place, his final gallery At location: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
November 1930	Photography 1930, organized by Lincoln Kerstein, at the Harvard Society for Contemporary Art Participant: Berenice Abbott, Margaret Bourke-White, Anton Bruehl, Walker Evans, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Tina Modotti, László Moholy-Nagy, Charles Sheeler, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, Edward Weston, George Hoyningen-Huene	Cambridge
1933	Gives over 1,000 works of art by more than 100 different artists to The Metropolitan Museum of Art At location: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
1934	Group exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art Participant: Margaret Bourke-White, Anton Bruehl, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, Edward Weston, Edward W. Quigley	Cleveland
April 1935	Carl Van Vechten photographs Alfred Stieglitz At location: Alfred Stieglitz, Carl Van Vechten	New York
March 17–April 18, 1937	Photography: 1839–1937, organized by Beaumont Newhall, at The Museum of Modern Art Participant: Berenice Abbott, Margaret Bourke-White, Anton Bruehl, Francis Bruguière, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Walker Evans, Florence Henri, André Kertész, George Platt Lynes, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), László Moholy-Nagy, Martin Munkácsi, Roger Parry, George H. Seeley, Peter Sekaer, Charles Sheeler, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, Maurice Tabard, Edward Weston, Jacques-André Boiffard, Robert Demachy	New York
1938	Lotte Jacobi photographs Alfred Stieglitz at An American Place At location: Lotte Jacobi, Alfred Stieglitz	New York
December 31, 1940–January 12, 1941	Sixty Photographs: A Survey of Camera Aesthetics at The Museum of Modern Art Participant: Berenice Abbott, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Lisette Model, László Moholy-Nagy, Charles Sheeler, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, Edward Weston	New York
1941	The Museum of Modern Art acquires a group of Stieglitz's photographs At location: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
June 20, 1945–June 23, 1946	The Museum Collection of Photographs at The Museum of Modern Art Participant: Berenice Abbott, Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Lisette Model, László Moholy-Nagy, Charles Sheeler, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, Edward Weston	New York
July 13, 1946	Dies At location: Alfred Stieglitz	New York
June 10–August 31, 1947	Alfred Stieglitz Exhibition: His Collection at The Museum of Modern Art Participant: Constantin Brancusi, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Charles Sheeler, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand	New York
July 27–September 26, 1948	50 Photographs by 50 Photographers at The Museum of Modern Art Participant: Berenice Abbott, Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Bill Brandt, Francis Bruguière, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Lisette Model, Tina Modotti, László Moholy-Nagy, Charles Sheeler, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, Edward Weston	New York
September 29–November 28, 1948	Photo Secession (American Photography 1902–1910) at The Museum of Modern Art Participant: Anne W. Brigman, Alvin Langdon Coburn, George H. Seeley, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz	New York

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