Photographers to Know Set I: Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, Richard Avedon & Diane Arbus

Alfred Stieglitz ( ) Photographed early 20 th 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 ( ) 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 ( ) 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 ( ) 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