Stieglitz

American  

[steeg-lits] / ˈstig lɪts /

noun

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

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Stieglitz British  

/ ˈstiːɡlɪts /

noun

1. 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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Stieglitz

Although she had already received a good deal of acclaim, O’Keeffe had begun to feel oppressed by her life in New York with her husband, the pioneering photographer and art dealer Alfred Stieglitz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

Fleming had sung Puts’ “Letters from Georgia” based on correspondence between Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz, which premiered in 2016 and was expanded three years later into “The Brightness of Light.”

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2022

Opera gave a one-night performance of Kevin Puts’ “The Brightness of Light,” a cinematic, feel-good orchestral song cycle based on love letters between painter Georgia O’Keeffe and photographer Alfred Stieglitz.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2022

What other photographer can rightfully attest that their ophthalmologist father, a talented amateur photographer, was the eye surgeon of Alfred Stieglitz?

From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2020

The head editor, Mr. Stieglitz, stood in the doorway, his gloved hand curled around the silver head of his cane.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros