Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946)
Alfred was an American photographer and modern art promoter who was instrumental over his
fifty-year career in photography an accepted art form. He was married to painter Georgia O' Keeffe. Stieglitz is primarily known for the New York art galleries that he ran in the early part of the 20th century. His famous works consisted of The Hand of Man, Dirigible, and Old and New New York. One of his well known quotes out there today is "Photography is a fad well-nigh on it's last legs, thanks principally to the bicycle craze." Alfred Stieglitz died next to Georgia O' Keeffe from a fatal stroke, that later put him into a coma. 
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