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# Stieglitz’s Photographic Practices and Processes

Alfred Stieglitz and/or Edward Steichen, *Alfred and Kitty Stieglitz*, 1907, Autochrome, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949.3.290Key Set number 315

Explore this resource to learn more about the photographic practices and processes Alfred Stieglitz used throughout his lifetime. Curators, conservators, and scientists discuss recent discoveries that shed new light on the material characteristics of his photographs.

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*Sarah Greenough, Julia Thompson, Constance McCabe, Joan M. Walker, Sarah S. Wagner, Courtney Helion*

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