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Alfred Stieglitz Spotting Portrait of Dorothy Norman, (with Marin Paintings and Stieglitz in Background) An American Place, 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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- 1930s
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Culture
- American
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- b1cf40f1-2183-4411-b36c-0cc730fbb496
Alfred Stieglitz leans over a photograph, retouching the print in order to correct any minute white spots caused by dust on the negative. Behind him are two paintings by John Marin, an artist frequently exhibited at Stieglitz's New York gallery, *An American Place.* One of Stieglitz's photographs takes center place in this portrait. Despite their respective marriages and a considerable difference in age, Dorothy Norman and Stieglitz had an intimate relationship. As a result of Stieglitz's encouragement, Norman began experimenting with photography in the early 1930s. In her memoirs she described her initial entry into photography as "opening up a new world," in which she became "increasingly challenged and entranced." Many of the portraits she made of Stieglitz became part of her 1973 biography, *Alfred Stieglitz: An American Seer.*
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