Who was Georgia O'Keeffe's husband and an important photographer of American modernism?

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

Stieglitz first encountered O'Keeffe's work through drawings sent to him by their mutual friend Anita Pollitzer. He exhibited her art at his New York gallery, 291, in 1916, helping introduce her to the American art world. Their relationship became both romantic and professionally important.

O'Keeffe and Stieglitz married in 1924. Stieglitz also made hundreds of photographs of O'Keeffe between 1917 and 1937, creating one of the most extensive photographic studies of a modern artist.

Stieglitz is sometimes remembered only as O'Keeffe's husband, but he had an independent career as a photographer, publisher, and advocate for modern art. His galleries helped present European avant-garde artists and emerging American artists to U.S. audiences.