Alfred Stieglitz: Photographs & Writings

by Alfred Stieglitz, Sarah Greenough (Editor), Juan Hamilton (Editor)

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This volume presents seventy-three of American photographer Alfred Stieglitz's finest works. The photographs span Stieglitz's entire career; his early European studies from the 1880s and 1890s; his views of New York City from the turn of the century; the portraits of the many artists and writers he supported; the extended portraiture of Georgia O'Keeffe; his photographs of clouds, the Equivalents; and his final studies of New York City and Lake George from the 1920s and 1930s. This book show more focuses on Stieglitz's central vision of photography ("search for objective truth and pure form") which increasingly was about "antiphotographs" or images that move beyond simple representation. Originally published as a complement to the exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in 1983. show less

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A beautiful book, large and handsome, good paper, and photographs from another time taken by a master of the camera equipment that he used. It is doubtful we shall see many of these types of photographs any longer as the equipment is outdated and very expensive to use. Certainly dated now, but nonetheless stunning in themselves. Alfred Stieglitz will most likely be best remembered for what he brought to modern art even though in fact he was a very gifted photographer. He also was involved in a great love story and partnership with Georgia O'Keeffe.
Alfred Stieglitz is waarschijnlijk de meest invloedrijke fotograaf uit de Verenigde Staten van de eerste helft van de 20e eeuw. Niet eens zo zeer door zijn eigen foto's maar vooral door de talrijke tentoonstellingen die hij georganiseerd heeft waarbij hij de Amerikanen kennis heeft laten maken met de moderne kunst uit Europa.
In dit boek zijn 73 foto's van Stieglitz afgedrukt en zijn 40 blz teksten van hem opgenomen. Het boek is prachtig uitgevoerd, de afdrukken zijn schitterend en de teksten lezen prettig. De teksten heb ik overigens maar voor een klein deel gelezen, het ging mij vooral om de afdrukken.
Ik vind de foto's van Stieglitz mooi, maar niet superieur.

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Sarah Greenough is the curator of photographs at the National Gallery of Art. She has written many books about photography, including Alfred Stieglitz: Photographs & Writings (NGA 1983), Harry Callahan (Bulfinch 1998), Walker Evans (NGA, 1991), Paul Stand: An American Vision (NGA, 1991), & On the Art of Fixing a Shadow (Bulfinch, 1989). (Bowker show more Author Biography) show less
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Nonfiction, Art & Design, Biography & Memoir
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770.92Arts & recreationPhotographyPhotography & Computer / Digital ArtBiography And HistoryBiography
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TR647 .S84TechnologyPhotographyPhotographyApplied photography
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