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John Francis Strauss, Mr. Stieglitz’s “Expulsion”—A Statement
DOI Artikel:[Correspondence between Alfred Stieglitz and John Hadden]
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way injure the Camera Club, no real organization was ever effected for the
Photo-Secession nor were any workrooms or facilities furnished which might
have tended to draw members out of the Camera Club. For nearly three
years the Secession had no headquarters and held its meetings in public
restaurants. Not until the autumn of 1905 did it establish its Little Gal-
leries, and these have always been used for exhibitions only. All Club
features have been carefully excluded from its programme.
After the withdrawal of Mr. Stieglitz and his friends from any partici-
pation in the activities of the Camera Club, the Club continued Camera Notes
for three issues and then suspended publication. It was then that Mr.
Stieglitz felt free to continue his efforts in behalf of photography by the
publication of a new magazine, founded upon the old lines, but upon an
even higher plane, and this without antagonizing the Camera Club, whose
publication was now defunct. Thus Camera Work was called into exist-
ence. Since then the Photo-Secession and Camera Work have won success
and approbation, and have aggressively and successfully waged the battle for
the recognition of photography. During the same period the Camera Club
under its new management and policy gradually lost its prestige in the
photographic world until, finally, its treasury depleted, its membership
reduced over two-thirds and its dues doubled, the question of dissolution
stared it in the face.
Much was said within the Club during its period of decadence to the
effect that Stieglitz and his friends were in duty bound to attempt its reha-
bilitation, but their interest had waned and their primary allegiance was now
due to Pictorial Photography and its success. Even had they wished to
undertake the task, the Club was too far gone for resuscitation. They had
been damned when they did and were now perfectly contented to be also
damned when they didn't. Thus the matter stood until January 4th, 1908,
when without warning, without quarrel or words the following letter was
received by Mr. Stieglitz :
LETTER I.
The Camera Club, N.Y.
New York, Jan. 4th, 1908.
Mr. Alfred Stieglitz, City.
Dear Sir: I have been instructed by the Board of Trus-
tees to request your resignation from the Camera Club.
Yours truly,
(Signed) John Hadden, Secretary.
Upon the advice of his friends this was ignored. There was no valid
reason given for this demand, and resignation under these circumstances
was open to misconstruction. Letter No. I was followed on January 13th
by the following:
Photo-Secession nor were any workrooms or facilities furnished which might
have tended to draw members out of the Camera Club. For nearly three
years the Secession had no headquarters and held its meetings in public
restaurants. Not until the autumn of 1905 did it establish its Little Gal-
leries, and these have always been used for exhibitions only. All Club
features have been carefully excluded from its programme.
After the withdrawal of Mr. Stieglitz and his friends from any partici-
pation in the activities of the Camera Club, the Club continued Camera Notes
for three issues and then suspended publication. It was then that Mr.
Stieglitz felt free to continue his efforts in behalf of photography by the
publication of a new magazine, founded upon the old lines, but upon an
even higher plane, and this without antagonizing the Camera Club, whose
publication was now defunct. Thus Camera Work was called into exist-
ence. Since then the Photo-Secession and Camera Work have won success
and approbation, and have aggressively and successfully waged the battle for
the recognition of photography. During the same period the Camera Club
under its new management and policy gradually lost its prestige in the
photographic world until, finally, its treasury depleted, its membership
reduced over two-thirds and its dues doubled, the question of dissolution
stared it in the face.
Much was said within the Club during its period of decadence to the
effect that Stieglitz and his friends were in duty bound to attempt its reha-
bilitation, but their interest had waned and their primary allegiance was now
due to Pictorial Photography and its success. Even had they wished to
undertake the task, the Club was too far gone for resuscitation. They had
been damned when they did and were now perfectly contented to be also
damned when they didn't. Thus the matter stood until January 4th, 1908,
when without warning, without quarrel or words the following letter was
received by Mr. Stieglitz :
LETTER I.
The Camera Club, N.Y.
New York, Jan. 4th, 1908.
Mr. Alfred Stieglitz, City.
Dear Sir: I have been instructed by the Board of Trus-
tees to request your resignation from the Camera Club.
Yours truly,
(Signed) John Hadden, Secretary.
Upon the advice of his friends this was ignored. There was no valid
reason given for this demand, and resignation under these circumstances
was open to misconstruction. Letter No. I was followed on January 13th
by the following:
