Web Assignment #4

1) Who was Alfred Stieglitz and why is he noteworthy in the history of photography?
        Alfred Stieglitz was an American photographer and art promoter. He is noteworthy because he worked to make photography an accepted art form in society. He also ran art galleries in New York in the 20th century.

2) Choose a photograph he made, upload it to your blog, and explain why you chose it as your favorite.

I chose this picture because I really like the rain and the way the streets looks after it has rained. I also really like the lights, and how they reflect on the wet pavement. The tree really stands out because it is the only one and also because it has no leaves. This picture is very wintery and this photo makes it easy to imagine actually being at the location.

3) With what famous painter was he in a relationship with? Who was she? Upload a painting of hers that you like.
      Alfred Stieglitz was married to Georgia O'Keeffe, an American painter that focused mostly on flower blossoms and New York buildings.

E.C) How did they influence each other in their art making?

      Georgia became Alfred's "muse" when they fell in love; he took over 350 photographs of her and sold them, and one photograph of Georgia in particular called "Hands" sold for over 1 million dollars. Since Alfred had such a big impact on the art world at this time, he helped her out by promoting her paintings and even put together an offer for her Calla Lily paintings in 1928 that would be the highest amount of money ever paid for a group of paintings by a living American artist. Georgia gave Alfred something to photograph for a large profit, and he made her famous.