Stieglitz

[ steeg-lits ]

/ ˈstig lɪts /

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noun

Alfred, 1864–1946, U.S. photographer and editor (husband of Georgia O'Keeffe).

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How to use Stieglitz in a sentence

It can similarly be said for Alfred Stieglitz at the beginning of the 20th century as well as Leo Castelli from the latter half.
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Obama simply has to recruit some economists with the competence, status, and values of Joseph Stieglitz or Paul Krugman.
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His pictures have stronger links to classic paintings, and to the 1960s avant-garde, than to Alfred Stieglitz and Ansel Adams.
Jeff Wall: One of Today’s 10 Most Important Artists|Blake Gopnik|June 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Later modifications of the views on color changes are discussed in papers by Stieglitz, Am.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz

The moderns have long since congratulated Alfred Stieglitz for his originality in the special field of his own creative endeavor.
Adventures in the Arts|Marsden Hartley
It is never a matter of arranging cheap and practically unrelated externals with Alfred Stieglitz.
Adventures in the Arts|Marsden Hartley
In America much credit is due Mr. Alfred Stieglitz for his insistent demands that the later men be given a respectful hearing.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning|Willard Huntington Wright
It was about this time that the noble Charlotte Stieglitz committed suicide.
Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 6. Young Germany|Georg Brandes

British Dictionary definitions for Stieglitz

Stieglitz

/ (ˈstiːɡlɪts) /

noun

Alfred. 1864–1946, US photographer, whose work helped to develop photography as an art: among his best photographs are those of his wife Georgia O'Keeffe. He was also well known as a promoter of modern art

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