Alfred Stieglitz’s 291 gallery

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Alfred Stieglitz’s 291 gallery was an influential early 20th-century New York art space that championed modernist and avant-garde artists, helping to introduce European and American modern art to the United States.

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instanceOf New York City cultural institution
art gallery
alsoKnownAs Alfred Stieglitz’s 291 gallery
Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession
associatedWithGroup Photo-Secession
city Manhattan
closingDate 1917
coFoundedBy Edward Steichen
country United States
culturalImpact helped shape the reception of modern art in the United States
served as a meeting place for artists, writers, and intellectuals
curatorialApproach artist-centered
experimental
era early 20th century
exhibitedWorkBy Alfred Stieglitz
Arthur Dove
Auguste Rodin
Constantin Brâncuși
Francis Picabia
Georges Braque
Georgia O’Keeffe
Henri Matisse
John Marin
Marsden Hartley
Pablo Picasso
Paul Cézanne
exhibitionType group exhibitions
solo exhibitions
focus American modern art
European modern art
pictorial photography
foundedBy Alfred Stieglitz
knownFor challenging conservative art tastes in early 20th-century America
first American exhibitions of European modernists
small, intimate exhibition space
legacy considered a landmark in the history of modern art in America
locatedIn New York City
locatedOn Fifth Avenue
movement avant-garde art
modernism
openingDate 1905
operatedBy Alfred Stieglitz
publicationLinkedTo Camera Work
role center for Photo-Secession activities
introduced European modern art to the United States
promoted American modernist artists
streetAddress 291 Fifth Avenue

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The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even exhibitedAt Alfred Stieglitz’s 291 gallery
Photo-Secession hasExhibitionSpace Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession
linked to: Alfred Stieglitz’s 291 gallery
291 gallery alsoKnownAs Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession
linked to: Alfred Stieglitz’s 291 gallery
Alvin Langdon Coburn exhibitedAt Photo-Secession Gallery, New York
linked to: Alfred Stieglitz’s 291 gallery
291 alsoKnownAs Alfred Stieglitz’s 291 gallery
291 alsoKnownAs Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession
linked to: Alfred Stieglitz’s 291 gallery