Alfred Stieglitz (1864 to 1946) was an American photographer and promoter of modern art whose fifty year career was instrumental in making photography an accepted art form. Beyond his own photography he was known for the New York art galleries he ran in the early twentieth century, where he introduced many avant garde European artists to the United States. He was married to the painter Georgia O'Keeffe.
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BirthplaceHoboken, New Jersey, U.S. 1 Active From Year TrainingStudied mechanical engineering at the Technische Hochschule in Berlin 1 Alfred Stieglitz
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Alfred Stieglitz (; January 1, 1864 – July 13, 1946) was an American photographer and modern art promoter who was instrumental over his 50-year career in making photography an accepted art form.
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January 1, 1864
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January 1, 1864
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Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.
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July 13, 1946
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July 13, 1946
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New York City, U.S.
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American photographer
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The next year, Alfred Stieglitz studied mechanical engineering at the Technische Hochschule in Berlin.
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In addition to his photography, Stieglitz was known for the New York art galleries that he ran in the early part of the 20th century, where he introduced many avant-garde European artists to the U.S.
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Alfred Stieglitz (; January 1, 1864, July 13, 1946) was an American photographer and modern art promoter who was instrumental over his 50-year career in making photography an accepted art form.
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Although Stieglitz studied to be a mechanical engineer, he purchased his first camera in 1882 and shot vistas of the German countryside.
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