Alfred Stieglitz's 291 gallery displayed Georgia O'Keeffe's charcoal drawings publicly for the first time.
In 1916, photographer and gallery owner Alfred Stieglitz exhibited a group of O'Keeffe's abstract charcoal drawings at his New York gallery, commonly known as 291. The gallery took its name from its address at 291 Fifth Avenue.
Stieglitz showed the drawings without O'Keeffe's prior permission, but the exhibition brought her work to the attention of New York's modern-art circle. It began a professional relationship that later became personal and included extensive photographic portraits of O'Keeffe.
The gallery's formal name was the Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession, although 291 is the concise name most associated with it. It should not be confused with the later gallery An American Place, which Stieglitz operated after 291 closed.