Web Assignment #4- Oct. 15th, 2012

1. Who was Alfred Stieglitz and why is he noteworthy in the history of photography?
Alfred Stieglitz was a photographer and an art promoter. He spent his career making photography into an accepted form of art. He also ran art galleries in New York in the beginning of the 1900's.
2. Choose a photograph he made, upload it to your blog, and explain why you chose it as your favorite by him.

This photograph was taken during winter 1893.

This is one of my favorite photographs by Alfred because you can see all the snow particles flying around in the air and it's very beautiful. I like how this picture can be beautiful, but still have a cold/depressing feeling from it. 

3. With what famous painter was he in a relationship? Who was she?  Upload a painting by her that you like.
The famous painter he was in a relationship with was Georgia O'Keeffe. She was a painter in the early 1900's and they were commonly close up paintings.

This is an oil painting of a pineapple bud, done in 1939

Extra: How did they influence each other in their art making?

Georgia was Alfred's muse and was a model for many of his photographs. Their relationship worked because they made agreements to be alone while working on their art/photography.