Who was Georgia O'Keeffe's husband, the photographer and gallery owner Alfred Stieglitz?

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

Stieglitz first encountered O'Keeffe's charcoal abstractions in 1916, when her friend Anita Pollitzer showed them to him. He exhibited the drawings at his New York gallery, 291, without initially meeting O'Keeffe in person. Their correspondence developed into a long personal and professional relationship.

They married in 1924 and divided much of their time between New York and Lake George, New York. Stieglitz photographed O'Keeffe extensively, producing hundreds of portraits over several decades. He also helped introduce her work to American audiences through exhibitions and his gallery activities.

A common mix-up is confusing Stieglitz with O'Keeffe's teachers or fellow modernist artists. Stieglitz was not her art-school instructor; he was her husband, promoter, photographer, and an important figure in the early presentation of her art.