Alfred Stieglitz probably did more than any other individual to promote photography as an art at the same level as other arts, and has been dubbed the "patron saint of straight photography." He took pictures in a time when photography was considered a only scientific curiosity and not art. The controversy over the art value of photography became widespread. Stieglitz wrote, "Artists who saw my early photographs began to tell me that they envied me; …showed first 75 words of 874 total…

…showed last 75 words of 874 total…for the recognition of photography as an art form. He fought his whole life. He influenced the whole art scene in the United States. Due to his experience in Germany, he was able to help bring the modernistic views of Europe to America. He became an authority in his field and brought a great amount of recognition to photography, but most importantly he dedicated his life to an art form involving infinite patience and passion.