STIEGLITZ SUX

Went to this exhibit at the Met today and silently seethed through the O'Keeffe section.

The description at the beginning of the O'Keeffe section:

"Of everyone associated with Stieglitz, Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) was by far the most deeply involved on a personal, professional, and artistic level. Their relationship lasted from 1916, when he first saw her abstract drawings, until his death in 1946. Evolving from student and mentor, muse and artist, to husband and wife, their relationship formed one of the most successful and enduring artistic legacies of the twentieth century. Initially, Stieglitz's liaison with O'Keeffe was all-consuming, causing more than one artist at "291" to complain that he stopped caring about promoting anyone other than her. Although Stieglitz had not anticipated that her 1917 show at "291" would be the gallery's last, it is fitting since its closing on July 1, 1917, began a new chapter in Stieglitz' life.

In the three decades that followed, O'Keeffe was a major impetus in his decision to focus on American art at the Anderson Galleries, The Intimate Gallery, and An American Place and eventually to narrow that focus to three artists: Dove, Marin, and O'Keeffe. her style and subject matter, which were drawn from personal experience and direct observation, epitomized what Stieglitz defined as authentic American art. In total, O'Keeffe had twenty-five one-person and twelve group exhibitions at Steiglitz's galleries, making her one of his most marketed and marketable artists. O'Keeffe's central place in Stieglitz's life continued long after his death. As she distributed his vast art and photography collection to museums around the country, she ensured that his vision would continue to inspire generations to come."

"Woman feels the world different than man feels it. And one of the chief generating forces crystallizing into art is undoubtedly elemental feeling-- Woman's and Man's are differentiated through the difference in their sex make-up . . . . The Woman receives the World through her Womb. That is the seat of her deepest feeling. Mind comes second."

- Stieglitz, Woman in Art, 1919

So angry. Read Barbara Buhler Lynes' "Georgia O'Keeffe and Feminism" or any interview with O'Keeffe and fucking get back to me, Met.