Alfred Stieglitz | The Key Set

Georgia O'Keeffe 1918

We recently received at the LRC Alfred Stieglitz | The Key Set a two volume book (over 1000 pages) of some of the nicest reproductions of Stieglitz's work.  The book contains a great essay by Sarah Greenough and is based on the exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington Alfred Stieglitz: Known and Unknown.

The Steerage 1907

Stieglitz is considered to be the father of modern photography especially American photography and as such he played an important role in history, bridging the divide between early and modern art photography.

His best known work is The Steerage taken in 1907 which was highly influenced by Picasso.   He was and is an interesting person many thought he was an egotistical prick and others thought he was a genius either way he did take some beautiful images which are definitely worth exploring.  One of our favourites is the image of his wife Georgia O'Keeffe above.