Doty R. Photo-Secession: Stieglitz and the Fine-Art Movement in Photography

2nd Edition. — Dover Publications, 1978. — 148 p.In 1902 Stieglitz announced the formation of a new society, the "Photo-Secession." Nothing like it had been seen before; it was an outpost of modern art. With his friends — Eduard Steichen in particular — Stieglitz was to demonstrate the place of photography in the broad stream of art. They did this by exhibiting the work of the members throughout the world, and by exhibiting in New York City.This book describes the background, the origin, and the work of the Photo-Secession, and the relation of this extraordinary movement to the history of photography. One has but to scan the photographic press of the world for the early years of the 20th century to realize the impact created by this group of believers in the art of photography.