Alfred Stieglitz: A Biography

Alfred Stieglitz, one of the great arbiters of the twentieth century art world, was recognized for making photography viable as a fine art, introducing the European avant-garde to America in the process. His life was rich with intensity, from the friends he kept--Picasso, Matisse, Stein, and Adams, to name a few--to his marriage to Georgia O'Keeffe. Richard Whelan provides an intimate look into the world of Stieglitz's groundbreaking work, his fascinating milieu, and his tumultuous personal life.