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Alfred Stieglitz — Self-Portrait with camera, tripod and pistol
Alfred Stieglitz

Self-Portrait with camera, tripod and pistol

1886

Playful yet revealing, this rare early self-portrait shows the young photographer already experimenting with the medium's expressive possibilities.

Medium
Lantern slide

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Alfred Stieglitz, Self-Portrait with camera, tripod and pistol, 1886

Playful yet revealing, this rare early self-portrait shows the young photographer already experimenting with the medium's expressive possibilities.

Medium
Lantern slide
Year
1886
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Photography, Lantern Slide, Documentary, American, Historical, Portrait, Modern, Self-Portrait

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art