Sherwood Anderson
1923
Medium
Palladium print
Dimensions
Image/paper: 24.2 × 19.2 cm (9 9/16 × 7 9/16 in.); Hinged mat: 56.5 × 46.4 cm (22 1/4 × 18 5/16 in.)
Classification
palladium print
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
66370
Art Historical Context
In 1923, pioneering photographer Alfred Stieglitz captured the likeness of American writer Sherwood Anderson in this intimate palladium print, now housed in the Art Institute Chicago's Photography and Media department. Stieglitz, a of photography as a fine art and founder of the influential Gallery 291, often portrayed cultural luminaries like Anderson—author of *Winesburg, Ohio*—to celebrate the spirit of modernism. Measuring a modest 24.2 × 19.2 cm, the image exemplifies Stieglitz's shift from Pictorialist softness to sharp, "straight" photography, emphasizing authenticity and emotional dept...
About the Artist
Alfred Stieglitz · 1864–1946
Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946) was a pioneering American photographer, art dealer, publisher, and advocate for the Modernist movement who was instrumental over his 50-year career in making photography an accepted art form. Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to German Jewish immigrant parents, Stieglitz spent his formative years studying mechanical engineering in Berlin, where he discovered photography in ...