Describe how Alfred Stieglitz’s Spring Showers, New York demonstrates the influence of painting on early photography. In addition to producing photographs, discuss two of Stieglitz’s contributions to photography and explain their purpose.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Stieglitz’s photograph recreates the subtle gradations of tone and texture in contemporary paintings by juxtaposing the wet street with the misty sky.
2. Stieglitz used a shallow depth of field to contribute to the hazy and out of focus quality of the sky and buildings in the background.
3. Stieglitz established a photography gallery in New York City in 1905 and founded the magazine Camera Work, which published photography and essays about modern art and culture.
4. Both the magazine and photography gallery validated photography as an artistic medium because they showed that photographers could be as skilled as painters in depicting and interpreting the world around them.
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