Alfred Stieglitz

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Alfred Stieglitz

• Michaela Pomeroy
• Period 4

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Biography

• Alfred Stieglitz was born on January 1st in
  Hoboken, New Jersey 1864. In 1883 Stieglitz
  develops his first photograph. In 1887 he wins
  his first prize for A Good Joke from the
  magazine Amateur Photographer. In 1891 he joins
  the society of Amateur Photographer. In 1893
  Stieglitz marries Emmeline Obermeyer, his
  business partners sister. On September 27, 1898
  his daughter Katherine was born. In 1924
  Stieglitz divorces Emmeline and marries Georgia
  OKeeffe.

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What made Alfred Stieglitz famous?

• Stieglitz became famous after first photos won
  competition.
• Were printed in a magazine in Europe, in the
  summer of 1886.

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Did Stieglitz do art, documentary, advertising,
etc.?

• His only true focus was artistic photography.
• Work shown at the first International Salon at
  the Photo Club of Paris.
• Opened The Little Galleries of the
  photo-secession, later known as 291.
• Work has been shown at The Museum of Modern Arts.

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Alfred Stieglitz Printed from?

• His printed his first photo in 1883
• While the exact date of his last print is
  unknown, is most likely that he printing up to
  1946, the year of his death.

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What was going on in the world and was it
reflected in his photos?

• Alfred Stieglitz turned 50 when World War I was
  raging.
• World War I was not a theme in any of his works
  art.

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If Stieglitz impacted history, what was the
impact?

• He was the first person to bring Avant Guard from
  Europe to America.
• He was the first photographer to use photography
  as a fine art form.

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Did Stieglitz receive recognition for his
photographs in his life time?

• Wins first prize for A good joke from the
  Magazine Amateur Photographer.
• British and German periodicals begin publishing
  his images.
• Photo collection, Picturesque Bits of New York.
• Published by R.H. Russell in New York.
• Exhibits 61 prints, with 51 paintings by Georgia
  OKeeffe at the Anderson Galleries.
• The Museum of Modern Arts acquires a group of
  Stieglitzs photographs.

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Did you find anything interesting about his work?
Why?

• What I though was interesting about Alfred
  Stieglitzs work is that he was able to get the
  lighting in his pictures just right.Alfred
  Stieglitzs work inspires me. I really like the
  angle his camera was for some of his shots.

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Source for information

• www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/databace/stieglit
  z_a.html
• www.ditzelphotography.com/essay.html
• www.searchenginguide.com/photography/index.htm

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About the author

• My name is Michaela Pomeroy.
• I am a freshman at Roosevelt High School.
• I toke photography because Ive always liked to
  take pictures and my old school didnt have a
  photography class.