Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1864 January 1 - 1946 July 13
Biographical note
Abstract:
Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946) was an American photographer and promoter of photography as an art form. He met the painter Georgia O'Keeffe in 1917 and, after divorcing his first wife, married her in 1924. Over a period of twenty years he made more than 300 individual portraits of O'Keeffe that remain unique and compelling in their ability to capture many facets of a single subject.
Gender
- male
Occupations
Places
- Hoboken (N.J.) (Place of Birth)
- New York (N.Y.) (Place of Death)
- United States (Associated Country)
Topics
Languages Used
- English
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Robert Walter Marks papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0029
Abstract
Correspondence, typescripts, drafts, notes, clippings, photographs, and other miscellaneous items of writer and mathematician Robert Walter Marks. Collection consists of typescripts and drafts of hundreds of published articles, short stories, advertisements, and books written by Marks under multiple pen names, including the pen name John Colleton. Also included is professional and personal correspondence and letters from Arnold Gingrich (editor of Esquire...
Dates:
1890-1980
Found in:
Special Collections