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Alfred Stieglitz X, New York
Creator
Dorothy S. NormanAmerican Photographer · 1905–1997
All works by this person →As a writer, activist, and photographer, Dorothy Norman championed liberal causes and artistic expression. In 1927, Norman met the pioneering American photographer Alfred Stieglitz at his New York gallery. Shortly thereafter, the two became lovers. As her mentor, Stieglitz encouraged Norman's interest in taking photographs. Norman was a vital presence at Stieglitz's third and final gallery, An Ame
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- 1934
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Culture
- American
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 823f5c42-672b-43e0-9cbc-5e7e557d83df
>I photograph, photograph, photograph. I learn as much from Stieglitz's making portraits of me as I do from my own mistakes. Portraying him becomes more and more difficult. While I remain beautifully still for him, he makes comical faces, sticks out his tongue . . . anything to make me laugh-before he settles down . . . Thus Dorothy Norman revealed that Alfred Stieglitz was not always as serious as he appears in this photograph. Norman and Stieglitz met at his New York gallery in 1927 and soon after began an intimate relationship that continued until his death almost twenty years later. Norman frequently photographed Stieglitz, whose heavy eyelids, thick spectacles, and bushy eyebrows provided a soft frame for his powerful gaze. This thoughtful image conveys the closeness and trust shared by the maker of the photograph and her subject.
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