Stieglitz Family at Oaklawn, Lake George
1888
Medium
Lantern slide
Dimensions
8.3 × 10.2 cm (3 1/4 × 4 in.)
Classification
lantern slide (glass)
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
68601
Art Historical Context
Step into the intimate world of Alfred Stieitz's *Stieglitz Family Oaklawn, Lake* (1888), a charming early snapshot from the pioneering photographer's personal life. Captured at the family's summer retreat on Lake George, New York, this image reflects Stieglitz's passion for photography during his twenties, just before he revolutionized the medium as a fine art in America. As a key figure in the Photo-Secession movement, Stieglitz often drew from everyday scenes to elevate photography's artistic status, and this family portrait hints at those roots. Crafted as a lantern slide—a 8.3 × 10.2 cm ...
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 ...