25 September 2018

PHOTO HISTORY & CONTEXT (Ongoing)

EUGÈNE ATGET
1857-1927
French
Known for being a flaneur
Photographed the Paris streets, architecture, and the occasional person.
Long exposure times created dreamlike sense of light in his images.
His "old Paris" work became known and noteworthy during last two years of life, but mostly after his death.


ALFRED STIEGLITZ
1864-1946
US
Important figure in promoting photography as a viable art form.
Was a publisher, patron, collector, gallery owner, promoters... of all kinds of art.
Married to painter Georgia O'Keeffe