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Alfred Stieglitz    (American, 1864-1946)

 Alfred Stieglitz - Equivalent (Photographs) h: 4.6 x w: 3.5 in / h: 11.7 x w: 8.9 cm
Alfred Stieglitz
Equivalent 1929
 
  

Biography
1864 Born in Hoboken, New Jersey
1881 Travels to Germany to study engineering
1890 Returns to the United States
1903 Founds and works as editor for 'Camera Work', an elegantly designed journal that included cogent discussion of photography and the other arts
1902 - 1917 Founds Photo-Secession (Gallery 291) with Edward Steichen at 291 Fifth Avenue in New York
1924 Marries Georgia O'Keeffe
1946 Died in New York City

Exhibitions
2008 - 2009 Oct. 12 - March 15, "Oceans, Rivers, and Skies: Ansel Adams, Robert Adams, and Alfred Stieglitz", National Gallery of Art, US
1999 April 16 - July 11, "Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O'Keeffe & American Modernism", Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT
1996 Sept. 14 - Dec. 19, "Alfred Stieglitz and Early Modern Photography", Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
1947 June 10 - Sept. 21, "Alfred Stieglitz Exhibition: His Photographs", Museum of Modern Art, NY
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