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Alfred Stieglitz: Taking Pictures, Making Painters (Jewish Lives) Hardcover – April 16, 2019

by Phyllis Rose (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 27 ratings
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From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a fascinating biography of a revolutionary American artist ripe for rediscovery as a photographer and champion of other artists
 
Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946) was an enormously influential artist and nurturer of artists even though his accomplishments are often overshadowed by his role as Georgia O’Keeffe’s husband. This new book from celebrated biographer Phyllis Rose reconsiders Stieglitz as a revolutionary force in the history of American art.
 
Born in New Jersey, Stieglitz at age eighteen went to study in Germany, where his father, a wool merchant and painter, insisted he would get a proper education. After returning to America, he became one of the first American photographers to achieve international fame. By the time he was sixty, he gave up photography and devoted himself to selling and promoting art. His first gallery, 291, was the first American gallery to show works by Picasso, Rodin, Matisse, and other great European modernists. His galleries were not dealerships so much as open universities, where he introduced European modern art to Americans and nurtured an appreciation of American art among American artists.

About Jewish Lives:

Jewish Lives is a prizewinning series of interpretative biography designed to explore the many facets of Jewish identity. Individual volumes illuminate the imprint of Jewish figures upon literature, religion, philosophy, politics, cultural and economic life, and the arts and sciences. Subjects are paired with authors to elicit lively, deeply informed books that explore the range and depth of the Jewish experience from antiquity to the present.

In 2014, the Jewish Book Council named Jewish Lives the winner of its Jewish Book of the Year Award, the first series ever to receive this award.

More praise for Jewish Lives:
 "Excellent" –New York Times

"Exemplary" –Wall St. Journal

"Distinguished" –New Yorker

"Superb" –The Guardian
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    Jewish Lives
  2. Print length
    272 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Yale University Press
  5. Publication date
    April 16, 2019
  6. Dimensions
    5.75 x 1 x 8.25 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0300226489
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0300226485
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“Rose is consistently generous, knowledgeable . . .”—Christine Smallwood, New Yorker

"A well-balanced portrait of famed photographer Stieglitz....Rose starts with a look at his early life and career, tracing his journey from student to photographer to gallery owner and promoter, and, in the telling, sets both life and work in the context of the times. There is no lack of material by and about Stieglitz, and Rose synthesizes it all into this concise profile to offer an insightful look at a great American artist.”—Booklist 

"Rose . . . brings her characteristic wit and vivacity. . . . Fascinating."—Regina Marler, New York Review of Books

“There is no pure white or black in photography: a great photograph captures the nuances of light and shadow that underlie perception. That is exactly what Phyllis Rose's biography of Alfred Stieglitz does. And no biographer has a sharper sense of focus for the competing narratives that underlie a marriage. This double portrait of Stieglitz and O'Keeffe is the work of a master.”—Judith Thurman, author of Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette and Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller

About the Author

Phyllis Rose is a literary critic and biographer. Her books include the acclaimed biography of Virginia Woolf, Woman of Letters, and her classic Parallel Lives: Five Victorian Marriages.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Yale University Press (April 16, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0300226489
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0300226485
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.06 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 1 x 8.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 27 ratings

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Ian Leonard
5.0 out of 5 stars Picture Yourself Enjoying Reading This Fine Book
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2019
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What a beautiful book. Rose is a great writer who brings Stieglitz and photography to life in a new way. Clearly he was much more than Georgia O’Keefe’s husband ... a curator of great art and artists. A joy to read and share with a friend.
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5.0 out of 5 stars compelling research made for a great story
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2019
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I am a retired photo-educator and I loved the treatment of the story of this relationship. Too often authors had a tendency to overstate the conflicts between O'Keeffe and Stieglitz. This was a compassionate examination of the complex lives they led.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2022
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Loved reading the book and learned a lot. Nice quality too.
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