Munich Secession
In naming the group, Stieglitz is thought to have been influenced by the 1898 Munich Secession Exhibition ("Verglag des Vereines Bildender Kunstler Muchnes "Sezession""). Stieglitz corresponded frequently with Fritz Matthies-Masuren, who wrote an essay in the catalog for the Munich exhibition, and he was captivated by the thought of photographers defining their own art form. In 1899 he wrote: