Alfred Stieglitz’s iconic photograph “The Steerage” is often used to illustrate the American immigrant experience. Through conversations with curators and historians, host Vincent Brown discovers that there is much more to the image than meets the eye and invites viewers to reconsider common assumptions about immigration to the U.S. in the early 20th century.
This Photo of U.S. Immigration Isn’t What You Think
There is more to Alfred Stieglitz’s iconic photograph “The Steerage” than meets the eye.