PHO150 Digital Photography: Alfred Stieglitz

Alfred Stieglitz (1864-46) is one of the most revered artists in the history of the photographic medium. Via his influential journal "Camera Work", which he edited and published from 1903 to 1917, and his galleries 291, The Intimate Gallery and An American Place, he championed, published and exhibited much of the best art, European and American, of the period.

Norman draws upon her own close association with Stieglitz (1864-1946) and upon his own words (many of which she herself recorded) to present a warm portrait of the great photographer who was a focal figure of the modern art movement in America. Includes many of the master's photographs.

This latest volume in the acclaimed In Focus series examines the life and work of Alfred Stieglitz, concentrating on the Getty Museum's considerable holdings of the work of this American master. Fifty reproductions with commentaries by Weston Naef, the Getty's curator of photographs, represent both the range of the Getty's collection and the importance of Stieglitz's contribution. The book also includes an edited colloquium on Stieglitz's life and work.

This beautifully written book weaves together biographical, historical, and artistic strands to present a colorful tapestry of the photographer Alfred Stieglitz’s early life and work. Although Stieglitz was born in New Jersey, his ancestry lay in Germany, where he spent some of his high school and university years. Stieglitz: A Beginning Light traces the lasting influences of European culture on his work, as well as the impact of American democratic traditions. The book also recounts his tireless and often lonely efforts as a young photographer, editor, writer, and gallery director to gain recognition for the Modernist cause and for photography as a fine art.

"Stieglitz on Photography" is a compilation of Alfred Stieglitz's most important essays gathered from a variety of sources and published together for the first time in a single volume. In addition to Stieglitz's commentary on the development of fine-art photography, this volume includes notes and photo recipes from experiments with the early photographic processes, including early color photography and platinum and photogravure printing. The book is illustrated with over 75 black-and-white photographs by Stieglitz and his contemporaries, and contains selections of his articles in their original layouts.

Woods explores how photographers used their built environment to capture the disparate American landscapes prior to World War II, when urban and rural areas grew further apart in the face of skyscrapers, massive industrialization, and profound cultural shifts. In such disparate places as New York City, the rural South, and the burgeoning metropolis of Miami, these unconventional architectural photographers observed buildings as deeply connected to their context. Beyond the Architect's Eye is a groundbreaking study that melds histories of American art, cities, and architecture with visual studies of landscape, photography, and cultural geography.

Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, and Paul Strand were among the most influential photographers of the twentieth century. This volume tells the story of their interwoven lives and showcases many of their most famous and groundbreaking works.--From back cover.

In this book, the authors explore and discuss the development of one of the most interesting and dynamic of photographic genres. Hailed as a landmark work when it was first published in 1994, Bystander is widely regarded by street photographers as the "bible" of street photography.