Who was Georgia O'Keeffe's husband and a famous photographer?

Georgia O'Keeffe's husband was Alfred Stieglitz, the influential American photographer and modern-art promoter.

Stieglitz first encountered O'Keeffe's work through drawings that a friend showed him in 1916. He exhibited her art at his New York gallery, 291, and the two began a long personal and professional relationship. They married in 1924, although they often lived apart because of their work and travel.

Stieglitz also made hundreds of photographs of O'Keeffe, including portraits that helped shape her public image. O'Keeffe, however, was not simply his subject or protégé: she developed an independent artistic career and became one of the leading figures in American modernism.

Stieglitz was more than a photographer. Through galleries and publications, he promoted European modernists and American artists. His work with O'Keeffe is sometimes remembered mainly as a romance, but their relationship also involved major artistic exchange and complicated negotiations over privacy and publicity.