NGV Features Photographers in the Circle of Alfred Stieglitz

Written by Melanie Garnett Saturday, 30 April 2011 22:51

Melbourne, VIC - Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946) was a monumental figure in the history of twentieth century photography.  In the opening decades of the century, Stieglitz championed the cause of artistic photography with the Photo-Secession group, and went on to become an important and influential modernist photographer.  On exhibition 2 May - 28 September, 2008, at the National Gallery of Victoria ( NGV).

From 1903 to 1917 Stieglitz was the editor of Camera Work, a journal committed to promoting the merits of photography and avant-garde art.  During this period he also opened the Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession at 291 Fifth Avenue, New York.  Established in 1908, the gallery, which became known simply as 291, was initially a venue showing the work of photographers committed to the ideal of photography as a medium for artistic expression.

 This exhibition, drawn from the NGV collection, brings together around 40 works by a number of the photographers who exhibited at 291 and includes the work of photographers Alfred Stiegitz, Edward Steichen, Gertrude Käsebier, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Adolphe De Meyer, Paul Haviland and Paul Strand.

The International collections of the NGV are regarded as the most comprehensive in the country; indeed, in certain areas, our collections rival in quality and depth the best in the world. The newly renovated NGV International offers visitors some of the biggest names in international art.  Visit : www.ngv.vic.gov.au/

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