Background

Robert William Stiegler was born on July 30, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Education

Robert Stiegler received his Bachelor of Science (1960) and Master of Science (1970) in Photography from the IIT Institute of Design.

Career

In 1966, Robert Stiegler took a professorship at the University of Illinois at Chicago. There, he headed the Photography Department, becoming a key figure in establishing the program that exists today. Stiegler taught at the university until his death in 1990. In addition to his photography, he has made a number of films, including Full Circle (1968), Licht Spiel (1966), and Capitulation (1965).

Achievements

• His work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the George Eastman House, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, and the University of Illinois Chicago.

Works

More photos

• artwork

  • Temple of Amon, Luxor, Egypt

    1981

  • artwork

    1971

  • Chicago, Circus

    1976

  • artwork

• photography

  • photography

    1960

  • photography

    1960

Membership

• Society for Photographic Education (SPE)

Connections

Friend:

Aaron Siskind

Robert William Stiegler studied with Aaron Siskind, Harry Callahan, Fredrick Sommer and Arthur Siegel.

Friend:

Harry Callahan

Friend:

Fredrick Sommer

Friend:

Arthur Siegel