Alfred Stieglitz: Taking Pictures, Making Painters
Alfred Stieglitz: Taking Pictures, Making Painters by Phyllis Rose, published by Yale University Press in 2019 as part of the Jewish Lives series. This hardcover copy includes its dust jacket and is a first printing, identified by the complete number line ending in 1.
Rose presents a concise illustrated biography of Alfred Stieglitz, the pioneering American photographer, gallery director and advocate for modern art. The book follows his development as a photographer and examines his influential role in introducing American audiences to European modernists while encouraging artists working in the United States. It also places his career and relationship with Georgia O’Keeffe within the broader story of American modernism.
The volume is illustrated with historical photographs and reproductions of artwork, including both black-and-white and colour material. The Jewish Lives series received the Jewish Book Council’s Jewish Book of the Year Award in 2014, becoming the first series to receive that distinction.
Seller-assessed Very Good condition. The dust jacket shows light visible edge and surface wear, while the representative interior pages photographed appear clean and intact, with no visible writing, staining or tears. Please review all photographs carefully, as they form part of the description of this copy.
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Alfred Stieglitz: Taking Pictures, Making Painters by Phyllis Rose, published by Yale University Press in 2019 as part of the Jewish Lives series. This hardcover copy includes its dust jacket and is a first printing, identified by the complete number line ending in 1.
Rose presents a concise illustrated biography of Alfred Stieglitz, the pioneering American photographer, gallery director and advocate for modern art. The book follows his development as a photographer and examines his influential role in introducing American audiences to European modernists while encouraging artists working in the United States. It also places his career and relationship with Georgia O’Keeffe within the broader story of American modernism.
The volume is illustrated with historical photographs and reproductions of artwork, including both black-and-white and colour material. The Jewish Lives series received the Jewish Book Council’s Jewish Book of the Year Award in 2014, becoming the first series to receive that distinction.
Seller-assessed Very Good condition. The dust jacket shows light visible edge and surface wear, while the representative interior pages photographed appear clean and intact, with no visible writing, staining or tears. Please review all photographs carefully, as they form part of the description of this copy.
