Post on 14-Dec-2015
Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946)
• Photographed early 20th century New York
• Best known for making photography an acceptable form of fine art as the founder of the Photo Secession and Pictorialism movements
• The Photo Secession was a group of photographers whose work placed focus on craftmanship
Alfred Stieglitz
• Famous bodies of work– “Camera Notes” and edited a magazine called “Camera Work”
• Curated many shows at Edward Steichen’s gallery space called 291 or “Little Galleries of the Photo Secession”
• Married to the painter Georgia O’Keefe
Edward Steichen (1879-1973)
• Opened the 291 gallery
• Admired Stieglitz’s work in NY and brought those ideas to France
• Curated the exhibition “The Family of Man” that documented the human experience with 508 photos from 68 countries and 273 photographers
• Worked in alternative processes a lot– Gum Bichromate, Platinum
Richard Avedon (1923-2004)
• His start came from his work in fashion photography
• Known for his celebrity portraits
• Photographs people on simple backgrounds and has them engage the camera
• Known for his series titled “The American West”
Diane Arbus (1923-1971)
• Focused on photographing the outcasts of society– the “freaks”
• Her work was criticized as making a mockery of her subjects because of her upbringing
• First American photographer to have her work showcased in the Venice Biennele in 1972, a year after her death