Which photographer and gallerist first exhibited Georgia O'Keeffe in New York in 1916?

Alfred Stieglitz first exhibited Georgia O'Keeffe in New York in 1916.

Stieglitz showed a group of O'Keeffe’s charcoal abstractions at his gallery 291 in 1916. The exhibition introduced her work to an important New York audience and began a professional relationship that would influence the course of her career.

At the time, O'Keeffe was teaching art in Texas and had been experimenting with abstract drawings based on personal responses to nature. Her work attracted Stieglitz because it was strikingly modern and did not simply follow academic conventions.

The 1916 exhibition is distinct from later milestones such as O'Keeffe’s first solo exhibition at 291 in 1917 and her larger museum exhibitions. Stieglitz also photographed O'Keeffe extensively, creating a famous series of portraits, but his role as an exhibitor and promoter was equally important to her early recognition.