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 ALFRED STIEGLITZ
1864-1946
"Art is the affirmation of life."
Photographers on Photography  ed. N Lyons 1966

 

 

American born photographer Stieglitz was born on january 1 1864 iand studied engineering and photography in Berlin.  .
He founded the American Photo-Secession Group with Edward Steichen in 1902 and influenced the development of creative photography as an art form with his magazine Camera Work.
He was married to artist Georgia O'Keefe
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Notable works include:
The Last Joke—Bellagio  - 1887:   gathering of children in a photograph praised for its spontaneity, won first prize in The Amateur Photographer 
Sun Rays—Paula, Berlin - 1889:  a young woman writes a letter lit by sunlight filtered through Venetian blinds. 
Spring Showers  - 1900-1901
The Hand of Man  - 1902:  a train pulling into the Long Island   freight yard
The Steerage  - photographed in 1907 and published in 1911:   famous photograph of working class people crowding two decks of a transatlantic steamer
The Hay Wagon  - 1922
Equivalent  - 1931: a picture of clouds taken as pure pattern