Alfred Stieglitz : a biography / Richard Whelan.

Main entry:

Whelan, Richard, 1946-2007.

Title & Author:

Alfred Stieglitz : a biography / Richard Whelan.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

Boston : Little, Brown, [1995]
©1995

Description:

ix, 662 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 629-641) and index.
"I was born in Hoboken" -- The progressive photographer -- Camera notes and Camera work -- "291" -- "The real meaning of art" -- Georgia O'Keeffe -- The intimate gallery -- An American place.

Summary:

Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946) is perhaps the most important figure in the history of the visual arts in America. Many experts revere Stieglitz as the greatest photographer ever, and his prints have established world-record prices at auction. But he was also a great discoverer and promoter of photographers and artists in other media, as well as a great publisher, patron, and collector. Through both the excellence of his own work and his militant advocacy, Stieglitz won widespread acceptance of photography as a fine art. He was the publisher and editor in chief of Camera Work, a magnificently produced magazine devoted not only to photography but also to modernist art. At his gallery, "291," he presented the first American exhibitions of Cezanne, Picasso, Matisse, and Brancusi - and he was the first to show the work of Georgia O'Keeffe, whom he would marry in 1924.

ISBN:

0316934046
9780316934046

Subject:

Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946.
Stieglitz, Alfred 1864-1946
Stieglitz, Alfred.
Photographers United States Biography.
Photographes États-Unis Biographies.
Photographers
Bildband
Fotografie
Fotografen.
Avant-garde.
United States

Form/genre:

Biography
Biographies.
collective biographies.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 83079
Call No.: ID TR140.S855; ID:95-B3140
Status: Available

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