The Photo Secession
The Photo-Secession was a circular from the photographic association Photo-Secession , which was written by the association's founder, Alfred Stieglitz .
The first edition appeared in December 1902 and thus before the founding of Camera Work , which primarily served to publish the work of the association members, although the name Photo-Secession was never included in the title of the Camera Work and the association members, in contrast to the circular, the Also had to subscribe to the magazine. In total, the unillustrated letter appeared seven times with varying amounts. The last edition appeared in June 1909 after a break of more than four years.
Much care has been taken to its appearance and it can be classified as belonging to the Arts and Crafts style. Like Camera Work, it was printed by the New York printer Fleming and Carnrick .
In terms of content, the goals of the association, its pictorial orientation and its means and structure were described in the first edition .
“The object of the Photo-Secession is:
To advance photography as applied to pictorial expression;
To draw together those Americans practicing or otherwise interested in the art, and
To hold from time to time, at varying places, exhibitions not necessarily limited to the production of the Photo-Secessionists or to American work. "
“The aim of the Photo-Secession is:
to promote photography as a means of the pictorialist style;
to enable the gathering of Americans who take photographs themselves or are otherwise interested in this art, as well as
the exhibition from time to time at different locations of photographic works that do not necessarily have to be made by Photo-Secessionists or Americans. "
Each issue also contained a list of the current members of the Council , Fellows and Associates . Stieglitz provided financial reports in three issues. While other clubs of the time attached great importance to social activities and get-togethers, Stieglitz considered this to be irrelevant and therefore hardly worth reporting. Two reports of supposedly monthly dinners are an exception. The main focus of the circular was on the domestic and foreign Photo Secession exhibitions.