Alfred Stieglitz

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Alfred Stieglitz
By Sunny Krishnani
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Background

• Born January 1st, 1864 in Hoboken, New Jersey
• Best known for making photography an acceptable
  form of art
• His photographs were made to look like paintings
• Went through many failed marriages
• Had Hypochondria- He believed he was suffering
  from various major disorders

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Many Marriages

• Infatuated with younger women
• In 1893 he married Emmeline Obermeyer. They
  divorced in 1918 when Emmeline came home to
  Alfred photographing former artist Georgia
  OKeeffe.
• Alfred and Georgia married in 1903 but separated
  in 1930.
• After the separation Alfred started taking nude
  pictures of Dorothy Norman. This literally made
  Georgia OKeeffe jealous and improved her
  relationship with Alfred.

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The Mauretania

• As stated before, Alfreds specialty was in
  making his photographs look like paintings as
  depicted by this picture.

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Georgia OKeeffe

• Alfred also took pictures of his various lovers
  and wives. This particular image is of Georiga
  OKeeffe who he married and then separated from
  after his heart condition worsened.

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Snapshot from my Window, New York

• Alfred was also well known for his skill with
  making everyday pictures seem planned. His skill
  is depicted in this picture where he literally
  looked out his window and snapped. The blurred
  vision gives it a sense of realism.

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• Alfred died on July 13, 1946 at the age of 82
  because of heart disease. He is still remembered
  to this day as the pioneer of photography and is
  still compared to great photographers today.