Who was Georgia O’Keeffe’s husband and a major promoter of her early career?

Alfred Stieglitz was Georgia O’Keeffe’s husband and a major promoter of her early career.

Stieglitz was an influential American photographer, gallery owner, and advocate for modern art. He first saw O’Keeffe’s drawings in 1916 and exhibited them at his New York gallery, 291, without her initial permission. The display helped bring her work to the attention of the American art world.

The two developed a long personal and professional relationship. They married in 1924, and Stieglitz photographed O’Keeffe extensively over several decades. His galleries and writings also supported modernist artists at a time when European-influenced abstraction was still gaining acceptance in the United States.

Their relationship was complicated and has attracted substantial scholarly discussion. O’Keeffe eventually established a separate artistic life in New Mexico, while Stieglitz continued working in New York until his death in 1946.