What was the name of Georgia O'Keeffe’s husband, a famous photographer and gallery owner?

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Georgia O'Keeffe’s husband, the famous photographer and gallery owner, was Alfred Stieglitz.

Stieglitz was a major figure in American photography and modern art. Through galleries and publications such as Camera Work, he promoted photography as a fine art and presented the work of European and American modernists.

He met O'Keeffe’s art through drawings sent to his gallery by the artist Anita Pollitzer. Stieglitz began exhibiting O'Keeffe in 1916 and later represented her work through his galleries. Their marriage in 1924 joined two influential figures, but O'Keeffe’s career remained her own.

Stieglitz is sometimes remembered primarily as O'Keeffe’s husband, yet his own role was broader: he helped bring artists such as Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse to American audiences. His photographs of O'Keeffe are also an extensive body of work.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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