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The relationship of Alfred Stieglitz and Georgia O'keefe

Alfred Stielgitz, a well-known photographer, and Georgia O’keeffe, a painter, met in 1916. Alfred was 52 when he met Georgia at the ripe age of 29, and to their surprise, was the beginning of a relationship that would last a lifetime.
Paul Strand, 26 years younger than Stieglitz, was well known as Stieglitz “newest protégé (Eisler,40)”. An experienced photographer, Strand “lacked a powerful protective male presence in his early years (Eisler,144)”, so he felt that he could look up to Stieglitz, his father figure. (class notes). Alfred showed an interest in Strand’s photographs and immediately invited him to 291 5th Avenue. This was the location of the magazine, “Camera Work”. Strand took full advantage of the invitation, and was at the gallery much of his time. (Eisler,148). Within a year, in June of 1917, Paul Strand’s photographs had appeared in “Camera Work”. (Eisler, 149).
When Strand and O’keeffe had met, it was less than a week that herself and...

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