Artist profile

Alfred Stieglitz

1864–1946 β€’ Hoboken, New Jersey, United States

Portrait of Alfred Stieglitz
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Detail from a portrait of Alfred Stieglitz
Detail crop from the same portrait.

Photographer and advocate who helped establish photography as fine art.

Life and context

Photographer and advocate who helped establish photography as fine art.

Style and intention

Modernist composition, tonal control, and formal abstraction.

Contributions and techniques

Founded galleries and championed modern art alongside photography.

Precision framing, tonal range, and careful printmaking.

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