57, 59 & 61, CLERKENWELL ROAD,
LONDON, E.C.

23rd October 1906

A. Stieglitz Esq.
1111 Madison Avenue,
New York.

My dear Stieglitz,

Thanks for your card of October 12th. My letter
to you about Steichen's visit to London has crossed this note.
I certainly had a most enjoyable time with him whilst he was
here and I found him a most delightful companion, and everybody
else -except perhaps Hinton - must have felt the same. I
shall look forward to his coming again with much pleasure. I
hope to have more time to join him during the day on that occa-
sion if he is not too full of other London engagements.

The address you gave - 238 Boulevard Raspail,
Paris - is probably one that he thought of going to at first.
The one we have is 103 Boulevard du Montparnasse.

Many thanks about "Camera Work". I shall be
very glad to have the ten extra copies of the issue. I shall
prize them and use them. I showed Steichen the six photo-
gravures and he liked the "Molesey Lock" and the "Onion Field"
best.

November 12th, 1906.

A. Stieglitz Esq,
1111, Madison Avenue,
New York.

My dear Stieglitz,

I am glad to hear from you and to know that the proofs
for "Camera Work" have reached you safely.

Your note about the situation here and in America is
very interesting to me, and you may rely on it that the leaven in
the circle here that has its interest in what we think the right
kind of work and developments will keep a watchful eye on the
course of events. There is, anyway, a very considerable
element whose sympathies are right, even though the amount of
practical work done is disappointing. Undoubtedly on your
side in the main your workers are much more serious and get fur-
ther. But this is not peculiar to Photography; it applies to
pretty well every other department of life and work, and must be
climatic or racial.

I think you have put the point very well where you
say it would be a very good thing if Hinton could have a good
square look at himself. To tell you the truth, I think now and
again he gets very much distressed at what his want of judgment
brings him to. What I would like to see would be all our people
enthusiastic about the very best international work, and pulling

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all together. I should think it might be a useful thing to try
and run some restricted and carefully selected telling shows like
yours in the little Galleries. Of course it means expense, but
I hope it may be possible to do it in London.

About Rood, I will have another look at the "Photo-
grams of 1906." I have no doubt you will be able to counter his
influence.

Glad to see you have heard from Steichen. As I told
you, we had a really delightful time with him. He has sent the
Wife a most charming souvenir of his first visit to us, one which
we shall prize very highly. I am looking forward to seeing his
studio and his work some time in Paris.

I hope the little Galleries will have the most suc-
cessful run of shows this year, and that you will at the same time
keep yourself fit in health, and come along and see us as soon as
you can manage it, when our good weather comes.

With kind regards,

Yours sincerely,

59 Clerkenwell Road, E.C.

April 5th 1907

My dear Stieglitz,

I am glad to have your letter of March 16th about
the copies of No; 18 "Camera Work" which I shall be very glad
to have. I have been away from home for some time and no
doubt I shall find them down at Beechcroft when I get there.
I was very sorry that the communication I sent to Mr Keiley
arrived too late. I did not know until a month or so before
the issue was going to be printed that you would want anything
of the kind. The results are excellent and I like to see them
in the noble gallery of "Camera Work".

I still hope you may be able to be in London in
September. You must not call our London September a nasty
month. We do not begin to grumble about London until the end
of October, and you are very little likely to have fogs in
September, although we cannot of course guarantee visitors
against those picturesque conditions.

I see that Coburn has had or is having his show at the
Little Galleries and is also repeating the display at Boston.
The Editor of the American weekly "The Photographer" gives him a
very good leg up. Coburn has the faculty of seeing things in a
big way and has succeeded in getting this quality into some of
his camera work: still, as you say, he is not a Steichen.

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I look forward with much interest to seeing Seeley's work. Steichen has spoken about him to me. New work of White's too, whether in the Autumn or in the Spring, will come as a great pleasure to see - it is so long since he has been in evidence over here. I am quite sure that if you were free from the organizing and editing, you would show up mighty strong in the Exhibitions. The Grand Stand and Racecourse together was enough to prove that. As regards Day, he did not show to advantage in the recent Meyer-Coburn Exhibition, but then of course the photographs were only those of some years ago.

One thing I am particularly glad to hear from you, and that is that you have renewed the lease of the galleries and intend to have a third series. This enterprise of yours must be the best possible influence for giving those best worth convincing a correct idea of what its present high-water mark is. I do not know that anything besides this is really worth doing.

59 Clerkenwell Road, E.C.

1st May 1907.

A. Stieglitz Esq.

My dear Stieglitz,

I am hoping soon to have advice from you of your
movements and to know at about what date we may have the plea-
sure of seeing you over on this side.

In the meantime the usual notices of the Autumn Photo-
graphic Salon have to go out and we want to know how it will be
best to shape the prospectus particulars. At the Union of
the Linked Ring held on the 26th February, you will remember
the Links who, subject to their consent, were elected to act
as selecting and hanging committee included, for America, your-
self, A.L.Coburn, Gertrude Kasebier, E.Steichen and Clarence
White. Now, as Steichen and Coburn, and I gather also yourself,
will all be in Europe, and possibly Mrs Kasebier as well, that
leaves of all those elected only Clarence White in the States.
Consequently it looks as though the selection of American pic-
tures for the Exhibition could hardly be done out there. The
only practical scheme would appear to be to make a general invita
tion and have the photographs sent in direct by contributors to
London. My own hope is that you yourself, Steichen and Coburn,
with perhaps Demachy and certainly Craig Annan, will be able to
arrange to attend at the selecting Committee and also take an
interest in the hanging arrangements. That being so, it would

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be better for the entries from the States to come over here direct
from contributors, to be selected in London. You will remem-
ber that it was specially provided that any of the Links named
in the resolution as for America, France or Austria, were empow-
ered to act on the London Committee, should they be able or
desire to do so.

Evans has gone away to France for some months to do
some photographic commission that has been entrusted to him,
and C.L.Emanuel has taken over the honorary secretary functions.

Would you mind just dropping me a line so that I may
know what you think would be the best or proper course to follow.

What I am myself hoping is that the best men will at
any rate give some picture support to the Autumn Exhibition;
but, whether they can or not, that they will as many as possible
plan to come over and help in the selecting and hanging in Lon-
don. I mentioned to Steichen some time ago that it would be
quite a special and festive occasion if we could manage to get
him and yourself and Demachy on the spot at the same time.
Coburn will no doubt be here. With such a leavening to the
Committee, we ought to be able to make a pretty good if small
collection and present it to the best advantage in the Salon
galleries this Autumn.

Demachy wrote very kindly saying that he would send
something to the Autumn Salon as usual, although not many, as
he has a one-man show of oils at the Royal in June and he
expects that will be rather exhausting.

I am dropping a line to Steichen so that by the time

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we get your reply we may see what is best to be done..

I am enclosing you a copy of the report which Evans sent out of the union of the Linked Ring of the 26th February, as a reminder of how the selecting and hanging Committee was constituted and under what conditions.

P.S. I see I have not mentioned above what of course could quite well be arranged, namely, that, if the American section of the Selecting Committee liked to appoint any of their number that happened to be in London at the proper time to do the selecting without further revision, that could easily be fixed up.

Another point which I have not put to you is that, in the programme of arrangements as now shaped for this Autumn Exhibition, everything has been schemed to meet the objections of those of us who felt that the recent photographic salons had not been worked as we would like them to be. Really the only objection to the arrangements for this next Salon which looms up at all is the fact that it is held in the Autumn, which although quite a good time is not the best time. By the way, as to this season, you need not have any fear of fogs in September: we generally get nice quite weather in this month.

59 Clerkenwell Road, E.C.

January 31st 1908.

A. Stieglitz Esq.

1111 Madison Avenue, N.Y.

My dear Stieglitz,

I am very glad indeed to have your letter of January 20th and to have a note of how things are opening up with you. By a coincidence I have just had a similar delightful letter from Steichen after a very long break, and I read between the lines of his letter, as I read in yours, that you are still full of hope and aspirations in spite of much work and little health. After all, it is the spirit that keeps one up and going.

The news of the progress with the Little Galleries is very encouraging, and the Rodin co-operation marks an epoch.

I am very glad that you like the gravure of Harlech Castle. It is an old ruin in a fine position with a wonderful surrounding of beautiful mountains, and I was able to seize an opportunity when the romantic sentiment of the whole place could hardly fail to appeal to anyone. It is quite close to this old castle that I am building a country house, which started with being small, but, under the tempting proposals of our friend and genius Walton, has grown into quite a mansion. And now too I have just purchased another considerable area of ground right on the River Thames, where I have the houseboat, and Walton is putting me up a riverside house as an annexe to the boat. They say that people in business who start building houses

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generally get worried into their graves thereby in a few months.
I find, however, that this sort of thing gives me the keenest
interest. It takes up some of one's thought and time, but it
adds to the joy of living. Soon, however, and this may be a bit
of news for you, - very important from my point of view, - I shall
be more at leisure, as I am retiring from business on the 31st
March next. It will be quite a wrench for me to tear away
from the active daily Kodak work, but I expect still to keep
in pretty close touch with it and with my old colleagues here.
Our friends on the other side have already done me the honour
I understand of electing me as a Director on the Board of the
Eastman Kodak Co. of New Jersey in the vacancy caused by the
death of Lord Kelvin. I certainly do not anticipate a slack
sleepy time after the 31st March next. Probably my pursuits
will be more diversified and it will be very agreeable to take
an interest in a few things at my own time and pleasure. Just
now I have very much on my mind the placing of my son, who has
just returned from six months in Germany and is about ready to
start in some work seriously. He took a good Honours degree
at Oxford and his aspirations are literary.

To return for a moment to the photogravure, I shall
be very pleased to accept the honour of having the plate used as
a frontispiece to "Camera Work".

I have also been having a little correspondence with
Demachy, who has asked me to write a few lines for their new
publication which will take the place of the old "Photo Review".
The matter he wants is to be merely a record of the developments

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here during the year, and I am very pleased to do anything that I feel I possibly can that Demachy wants. I could have waxed more enthusiastic if it had been a review of the aspects of interesting photography by our cousins on your side. Although these aspects are so well presented and future progress so well looked after by "Camera Work" and the Secession, the aims and import of the American workers still need discerning appreciation and the right kind of elucidation for our public and those who ought to be interested on this side. As you know, for many years my sympathy has been more with the developments you are helping on so strenuously in the States than with anything that has happened in other countries. Still, I hope and think that we can improve and brighten the outlook here, and naturally my heart is very much with my old companions in the Linked Ring.

This brings me to the important item in your letter about your resigning from the Ring. You know that personally I should be very sorry for this to happen, because I think it would not make for the best interests of what we are all pursuing. I take the view that, with the new spirit shown in the Linked Ring, it would be quite a feasible and hopeful and proper thing for the Photo Secession and the L.R. to co-operate and keep in close touch. There are some of the Links whose work and thoughts seem to indicate that they do not go with us in our preferences, but I think I can say they all now take an interest in the American work, and, what is most important, are anxious to have our Exhibitions here run and shaped in a way to satisfy the

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forward division and those who make their photography their
life interest. I would therefore have felt much happier about
it, if, before you sized up the situation and defined the line,
you had had an opportunity of being in personal touch with the
state of things here, and had made, or would make, experiment
of exhibition co-operation again. I must say I have hope, and
have been really delighted with the readiness with which the
Ring has fallen in with everything suggested to bring the work
and presentment of it abreast of the best we know. I was
dispirited at the omission of all co-operation from the Secession
brotherhood at the Exhibition last Autumn in which all the
preparatory conditions were made to work things as correct
as they could be. I thought, however, (and not I alone) that we
ought to try a Spring scheme of a foreign Exhibition, or indeed
any modification that would unite the Ring again in co-operation
with our fellows in other countries, and provide a fine and
adequate presentment for us and the public of the best of all
that has been done of late on the Continent and under the
Secession impulse, and which has been lost to us too long.

I can't tell you how I regret the absence of any photographic
picture, message or expression from our well-loved friends and
exponents, including White, Kühn, yourself, Eugene, Steichen and
the rest, and how keenly I and many others would look forward to
a sight of the work of the newer comers like Seeley. And so I
long for and work for your co-operation and putting things where

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all can feel they can join in. It is the getting together that is needed to see the exact state of things on the spot. I am sure you and Steichen and our other old comrades would see a change, and, if you were convinced, or thought conditions warranted experiment, your recommendation would pull the scattered elements together. Naturally, if you had settled definitely for yourself that the L.R. was absolutely hopeless, I should not say all this, but as, much to my delight, you leave it open to hope, I want to put it as strongly as possible that the greater and stronger part of the Ring now has no personal aims to the fore, but really wants to try for the best interests of the best work. This is what we are all after, and I see the possibility of and good reason for co-operation. I quite go with you that the organization should be such as to ensure as far as humanly possible only fine work being exhibited under fine conditions, but, that being satisfactory, as far as English shows are concerned, I would like to see the expositions done in co-operation with the good old Ring.

I do hope to hear again from you about this, and soon if you can, because if there is a chance of the Autumn show being brightened by a great section of your big mens' work everything can be fixed just so in co-operation with you or Steichen right now. If, on the other hand, you have decided that you would not and could not any more co-operate with the Ring here, I fear resigning would be the only right thing to do, and we should just have to put our backs into it and make the

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best show we can of it by working in all directions. Matters
may open up at any time in a way that would indicate some new
organization to help the best along. Whatever happens, what we
are after is stimulating the best we know of, and, if good
exhibitions, small or large, are projected, I shall be pleased to
help financially, whether I am wanted in the organization or
exhibition personally or not. Some little time ago Coburn
came to me about a big exhibition in London, which he had talked
over with de Meyer, on certain lines which I gathered from him
had been previously suggested by you. It was only a modifi-
cation of the big scheme we had already discussed with Steichen
and yourself, the most striking modification to me personally
being, as Coburn pointed out, that I was to be dropped out,
presumably because I clung with some loyalty to the old Ring
and the effort to reform it. It was not quite clear to me at
the time what position Coburn really took in this, and I was a
bit nettled when he put the proposition before me. However, I do
not see that this need make the slightest difference to any
co-operation of mine financially or otherwise that might be of
use in projecting a really good exhibition, and you may rely on
my support in any such undertaking. I have not said this to
Coburn as I have not seen him for quite a long time. Annan, and,
I have no doubt, most of the other useful members of the Ring,
would like to assist any good scheme in the same way up to the
limit of their ability.

I think most of the fellows here mean to make a great
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and stimulate some new enthusiasts here like Arbuthnot. Cal-
land, I am glad to say, has been doing several things since the
last show.

Steichen in his letter tells me that there is just
a possibility of his going to New York this month if certain
commissions turn up. If he does, I hope he will come over to
London en route for a few days. Is there any chance of your
making an European journey this summer? If so, I am afraid
there would be no sound excuse for me not having a pow-wow with
you in Paris as I shall be so much more at liberty. You are,
however, mistaken in not giving another trial to our summer
weather in London: I do not think Paris is in it for beauty
and interest with London in May and June or even July. I have
often asked when Clarence White would be coming this way. I
have a great desire to make his acquaintance.

I had a visit from Evans the other day, who brought
up to my office here a portfolio of new photographs sent to him
by Holland Day, not for any exhibition purpose but I understood
as a personal gift. Three or four of them were fine and all of
them interesting.

My ! what a letter

With kind regards,

Yours sincerely,

March 1st 1908

A. Stieglitz Esq.
1111 Madison Avenue
New York,

My dear Stieglitz,

Many thanks for your welcome reply to my long letter.
I must try to seize an opportunity to get hold of Coburn to see
those clippings you refer to: at present, I am, as you will
understand, very closely occupied, and this will continue until
the end of the month.

In spite of troubles from the Camera Club and other
quarters, I am glad to see you keep your spirits up. I would
very much have liked to have seen Steichen here, but if he is
actually going to be in New York on the 6th March as you mention,
he must already have started off again direct from France. I
shall be awfully glad to hear what you and he and Clarence White
think of the situation.

About "Camera Work", I shall certainly look forward
to sending you some contributions from time to time, which I
hope may be acceptable. It is very kind of you to put it in the
way you do. For a time, however, I anticipate that I shall be
more than willing to take a little rest. I doubt whether commer-
cial life encourages the forming of new ideas in the philosophy
of art, but I have kept more or less in touch with everything
that has been going on during the last ten years, and I expect
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on occasions felt it hard to restrain myself from dashing into
the arena, but as we grow older we get less impulsive and more
disposed to let objectionable things pass without any tilting at
them.

The series of exhibitions you have been having at the
Little Galleries is most interesting. I think I must have seen
some of the Matisse drawings although I cannot call them to mind
very distinctly. McLaughlan's etchings I made a very close study
of when he had his show in London recently, and I purchased a
couple of what seemed to me to be characteristic of his work.

Before this reaches you, you will have had news of
the rather sudden death of Horsley Hinton. Poor chap, he certainly
has not had an entirely comfortable career, and I understand
that his affairs are not in such good shape financially as was
generally supposed. The "British Journal" has some very nice
comments upon him, but a good many of them are quite incorrect.

Coburn recently told me that he and de Meyer are
having a little exhibition at one of the dealers' galleries in
London, to be held, I think he said, some time this month.
This will be interesting, as it is now getting on for a year
since the exhibition of seven at the New English Art Club rooms.

With kind regards,

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3. Seeing that on this occasion there will be no foreign selection carried out in each country, it is proposed to specially invite Exhibits from the following:-

Robert Demachy
Heinrich Kuhn
A. de Meyer
Alvin Langdon Coburn
F. Holland Day
Frank Eugene
Gertrude Kasebier
George H. Seeley
Eduard J. Steichen
Alfred Stieglitz
Clarence H. White

I shall be glad to hear from you and to know that you approve of these arrangements.

Yours fraternally,

WERNFAWR,
HARLECH,
NORTH WALES.

April 2, 1909.

Alfred Stieglitz, Esq.,
111, Madison Avenue,
New York, U.S.A.

My Dear Stieglitz

Getting the last number of "Camera Work" recently reminds me that I have had it in mind for a considerable time to drop you a line of greeting and gossip. I have not yet had an opportunity to go through the last issue of "Camera Work" carefully, but I can see it is an interesting number, and also that the prints of Harlech Castle have been admirably done. Annan was here spending the Christmas holidays and a week after with us, and we had a right good time together. Whilst on his visit he did a photograph of the Entrance Gate of Harlech Castle from which he has since made a very fine plate. I am afraid it is too large in size for "Camera Work", but it is a splendid thing. Just now and for some time to come he is likely to be up to his eyes in work as he is having a one-man show in the Edinburgh Photographic Society's rooms on 24th. April, and in his own galleries he is having an exhibition of the Society of Twelve. I have been in correspondence occasionally about the proposed exhibition at the Goupil Galleries early next year which I discussed with De Meyer and Coburn before the latter went to the States, and, as I have no doubt you know ere this, Annan is willing to join with others of us in guaranteeing the exhibition. I have not heard from De Meyer for some time, but shall be writing him shortly. Word just comes to me from Coburn that he has landed in the Old Country again. I do not know that I shall see him unless he comes all the way down into North Wales, as I do not expect to go to London for Board Meetings or other business until the middle or end of May when we go to our other new house (and houseboat) on the Thames at Shiplake.

I have no doubt Coburn will have told you all that has shaped about that Goupil Gallery Exhibition, and I hope it may prove to be really interesting, in which case it could not be said it was altogether unsuccessful.

Mr. Stieglitz 3.)

1st. of May and on to the time of the Exhibition and whilst it is
taking place, to leave no stone unturned to make it as successful
as may be. I was very sorry last year that we let the thing slide
and left all that there was done (or rather not done) to Craigie to
attend to. This year things will be different. Of course, a very
important item is the composition of the Selecting Committee. The
idea I understand is to send out notices to the active Links asking
them if they will be able and willing to enter this year and stand for
election, and I am hoping that both you and Steichen may be within
visiting distance at that time. It would be unsatisfactory to find
what we might consider a poor committee appointed. I should like to
see it selected from any of the following: yourself, Steichen, Annan,
Clarence White, De Meyer, Arbuthnot, Mortimer, Dudley Johnson, Coburn,
Calland, Bennington, Demacny, and of course Kuhn.

I wrote Emanuel recently with some suggestions intended to
safeguard there being a good committee selected, and I am telling him
that if certain of the men I have mentioned above stand for ballot and
are not elected it would indicate to me that there was a preponderance
on the part of the active Links favourable to mediocrity, in which
case it would be very difficult to work with any enthusiasm, or even
to work for the Exhibition at all. However, if this difficulty is
got over we shall feel able to put all our energy into making the
thing go as well as we can.

I think I have heard you have it on your programme to go to Europe
this Summer, but I have not heard whether you dare brave the much
over-stigmatised inclemencies of the London climate, which in Summer
is really quite benign and beautiful.

Commend me to our kind and clever colleague, Clarence White,
and to all others of the Brotherhood around you. Keiley was with me
and my son one evening just before I came back from my last London
visit, but we did not get on to photographic topics. Since then I
think he has spent an evening with my son at Toynbee Hall in the slums
of the East End of London where Ronald resides in the Settlement amongst
a lot of other young Oxford men anxious to study sociological and
educational problems and work.

Yours sincerely

April 15, 1909.

My dear Davison: With this evening's mail your letter asking me to reconsider the resignation I put into Coburn's hands when he was here arrived. In view of the letter I mailed to you day before yesterday you will see the embarrassing position you now put me in. Were it not for Mortimer I might say: I'll try once more for your and Annan's sake. But I do feel - and I can't get away from it - that Hinton's ghost still hovers about and I fear it is apt to prompt the Ring via Mortimer in the shape of the "A.P." Mortimer, clever photographer though he may be, does not ring true and as he will be considered, through the "A.P." to be the official spokesman of the Ring I prefer to be out of it. I can't forget the Salon des Refuses nor some of the other equally bad breaks he has made. You may say why withdraw on account of one man? Were that man not the editor of so important a sheet as the "A.P." I should certainly not sacrifice the rest for him. But when the others permitted him to voice their sentiments - and those sentiments are diametrically opposed to what I know to be true and above all are direct slaps at what we here are standing and working for, - why then I, at least, out of self-respect, must insist in getting out of such a ridiculously false position. You must see that. Imagine yourself in my place. I am positive that in it years ago you would have lost all patience and not waited to this date to resign. I am exceedingly sorry, the resignation must stand. The Ring, I repeat, does not need me if it really deserves my support. It is up to the Ring to prove itself worthy of the support of those whom it has insulted. That is the only way it can ever apologize for its dastardly behavior if it cares to.

With regrets, as ever,

Alfred Stieglitz, Esq.,

May 4, 1909.

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uals, and ascribe to the Ring the shortcomings and antagonisms which have
belonged really only to a small section, but we had it quite in our power
to oust or over-ride or convert that section. Now that I have indulged
myself with a private secretary I could even have taken the Linked Ring
scribeship myself if the rest wished, and as to the exhibition secretary-
ship that could certainly have been done as well, or better by a special sub-
committee. You have, may I say it, adopted the attitude rather that your-
self and all the American and Continental Links were not of the Ring but
more or less aloof from it. It is not the Ring that has done the wicked
things, but individuals in the Ring with the wrong sympathies, and even
so, in my opinion, individuals not beyond reclamation. If instead of aloof-
ness and resignations you could have come along with suggestions and
co-operative voting we could have got things where the good old Linked
Ring would have more than continued its best traditions. As regards
Mortimer I feel somewhat amused that I find myself in the position of
raking up extenuating circumstances for him (call me The "Devil's advocate").
Be assured that there is very little that escapes me in photographic circles
here, or for that matter on your side also. The things that have had their
effect on Mortimer have to be taken into consideration. The proprietors
of his paper of which he is not a part-owner, but only a paid editor; his
connection with a certain circle in the Royal Photographic Society and
other London photographic clubs; and his not un-naturally siding as a new
member with the official (Craigie) who was personally offended and dis-
gruntled at the last exhibition; all have to be taken into account. When
I had to attack Craigie rather viciously at one of the lively meetings of
the Ring last Autumn Mortimer was not pleasant to me personally, but he
got it all back with interest at the time, and I could not bear a grudge
very long for his defence of one he considered his particular friend at

Alfred Stieglitz Esq.,

May 4, 1909.

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the time. His show of the rejected pictures, which by the way were not only the pictures from the Photographic Salon but also from the Royal Photographic Society's throwouts, was a silly thing, and I pointed out to him at the time myself that it was a slight upon the Selecting Committee and seemed like putting the stamp of approval on inferior work, but after all it was a newspaper venture and counted for very little anyway. Mind, I don't say I am convinced that he will expand and develop as you and I would like to see any new man in photography develop, but I am inclined to think he has the judgment to appreciate the best work when he sees it, and a little of the right criticism and nursing might lead him on to better things. Even if he were antagonistic to our programme and performances we could have taken up the cudgels in his own journal right strongly. It is a mistake to regard "THE AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER" as identified with, or in any sense the organ of the Linked Ring. No one here, either amongst the public or the press, have any such idea, and with Mortimer the connection is not exclusive as it was with Hinton. Mortimer is even on the Committee of the Royal Photographic Society's exhibition.

Pray forgive all this. It is too late other than as a justification. There is only one thing that I feel I must cavil at and that affects Coburn more than anybody else. There was never any question but that as far as those of us over here were concerned, Coburn included, the position was that we would wait and see what the composition of the Selecting Committee of the Salon could be made, before we discussed any more about resigning.
(Steichen knows this &c.)
Those who were present at the meeting agreed that we would join in the guarantee for the 1909 Salon if we were still members. (Steichen knows this and mentioned it in a recent letter.) Whether "Coburn put up his hand to that or not", the understanding together amongst us was, before and after, quite definite. Of course, anyone who wishes, resigns, and it is not at all necessary to manipulate history to make justifications. However, having said that both to him and to you, I have no afterthought about it. Coburn is a nice boy to see Keiley's letter to me.

Apfred Stieglitz, Esq.,

May 4, 1909.

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and I admire much of his work. He is devoted to his photography and
publicity for it, and I do not know that he is any the less likable
for the amiable and, may I add, amusing, weakness, which nature has
or gentleness
enjoyed and
slid in amongst his abilities. Now doubt I shall be meeting him again
soon.

Will you kindly give my compliments to Keiley and say from me
that no doubt he will be good enough to accept this correspondence as
relying to his letter to me. I do not think I need add more than to
say that I am glad that you did rush off your note of April 23rd. The
suggestions seemed to me by no means very random, and the spirit of the
note is quite cheer, under somewhat depressing circumstances. I don't
like to hear of your being in the clutches of the grippe, and in a
country where the altogether admirable "Horace Fletcher" crusade and
"art of health" propaganda is so widely developed, there ought to be
no more recurrences of the dangerous malady for you. I was glad to
read in your previous letters that you were feeling fit enough to face
London, so we shall get a talk.

With kind regards,

THE WHITE HOUSE,
SHIPLAKE-ON-THAMES.

June 30, 1909.

Alfred Stieglitz, Esq.,

C/o American Express Co,
11, Rue Scribe, Paris.

My Dear Stieglitz

Your letter of the 29th. comes just as I was
writing to Annan in a somewhat cynical and hopeless sort of mood
of the Ring
about our colleagues, or the rump of it that remains. I have had
a little correspondence with Craigie, Mortimer, Arbuthnot, Benington,
and Emanuel, expressly with the idea of finding out exactly where
their minds stood, and what the general feeling of the rest of the
Ring might be. As a result I do not find much that is hopeful.
Mortimer's policy is shown to be, from his own witness, absolutely
opposite of honesty, and further, in one of his letters to me, he
writes the following delicious paragraph:- "My own training as an
artist and my study of pictures of many schools and ages impresses
upon me" — Alas! but there is his recent one man show at the
Royal Photographic Society's rooms, and the quality of the editorial
matter in the "Amateur Photographer" Craigie also lets it out,
or gives one to think, that he and others are simply scheming to
reverse the work done by the exhibition committee of last year, and

A. Stieglitz

June 30. 1909.

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his express judgments like Mortimer's, depend first of all upon
personal considerations. Arbuthnot and Benington take very much the
same view, I think, that Annan and I do, but they evidently want
to be on with the new show for their photographs before they are
"off with the old."

There is a meeting of the Ring on Thursday night this week,
and we shall see.

As regards Mortimer, after all, my letter was put in in the
"Amateur Photographer" intact, but with the original date, May 29,
upon it. Why in the world he should have printed a misleading
headline title to it, and # have put it at the bottom of the
correspondence I do not know, but as you say, he seemed actuated in
most things by small motives. About Keiley I do not want you to
think that I bear him any ill-will whatever. It is quite the
reverse of that, but to send such a telegram to Demachy was unwise
and meant being in too much of a hurry under the circumstances. I am
afraid your defence of this point is weak, as the telegram was sent
after his correspondence with me about the situation. I have no
doubt you are right that if anyone wants to apportion blame for what
he did, it would have to fall on your devoted self. I would not
be frank with you if I did not admit that we had thought that it was
possible that you wished to end the Linked Ring rather than mend it.

A. Stieglitz

5.

June 30, 1909.

And Kelly was only trying to act up to what he thought would be
the wish at the back of your head. I know you will say here is
another case of woful misunderstanding due to distance and ignorance,
but there it is. Anyway above it all and everything I am sure
Annan as well as I myself want to plump for the fine, interesting
work wherever it comes from, apart from, and above, all personal
considerations, and you, with Steichen's aid, have done more than
anybody else to encourage and stimulate what most attracts us.

I think on the whole you are right that a short rest, or
a quiet new departure, or fresh start shortly will be the best shape
that we can give to things here. It was on that line that I have
just written Annan.

What is the matter with Demachy ? I have only just read his recent review in the "British Journal of Photography" on the recent show by the Photo Club. It looks as if that show ought to have had 179 instead of 379 exhibits accepted. Why does he save up all his adverse criticism for the American exhibits, and deal so leniently with the French section and the rather second rate workers whom he specially singles out ? He does not seem to understand or appreciate decorative quality. The reference to Persian Rugs was unworthy of him: I had almost said silly.

A. Stieglitz

June 30. 09.

4.

I enclose you an extract from a letter of Mortimer's, and my
reply to it.

I am very pleased to read what you say about Steichen, and
quite agree. Give him my greetings, and impart to him a little
of the history contained in this note, to say an extra writing.

With kind regards,

Yours sincerely

COPIES OF EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS.

To G.D.

"As regards the comment in your letter, my own appreciation of the work of Steichen, de Meyer, Clarence White and Kuhn is, I am sure, no less than your own, but what I object to is offering continual public worship to them, especially when I consider what some of them are deliberately doing to belittle British work. In the German press for instance, at the present time there are the same form of statements which appeared in"Photography", to the effect that the Linked Ring has ceased to exist. The effect it will have on this year's show, so far as German work is concerned, is likely to be very bad. You may see perhaps possibly why I object to singing the praises of these comrades. It is very disheartening working against this dog-in-the-manger sort of thing."

To Mr. Mortimer

(from G.D.)

> I must say that I fail to see that there has been public worship continual or otherwise, offered to the American work in the British press. The chief trouble was caused, and their good will alienated, by the unsympathetic attacks made in the Amateur Photographer two or three years ago. They read it wrongly, I think, as being the view of a large number of the members of the Ring, but it was wrong judgment anyway, and the bad impression was very hard to efface. If we let our criticisms of photographic work be shaped by consideration of the personal behaviour of the workers I am afraid we must bid farewell to honesty.

August 6, 1909.

Alfred STeiglitz, Esq.,
Mercedes Hotel,
9, Rue du Presbourg,
Place de l'Etdile,
Paris.

My Dear Steiglitz,

Many thanks for the joint stimulating
and fraternal card from Munich. I had got so accustomed to Annan
being with us during his nice stay that I miss him very much. He
has, however, sent some most charming sun photo souvenirs of his
time with us here.

Coburn will no doubt have told you of his and my
joint visit to the Government Copyright Commission at which I gave
evidence yesterday, with the object of trying to prevent their
classifying photography disadvantageously in the new proposed statute
and giving it less tone of protection than that proposed for drawings and paintings. I am enclosing you a copy of the outline of
my evidence. "Camera Work" as usual was of the greatest use.

I wrote Steichen the other day before I knew he was
at Munich with you, and he will get my letter on his return and
will no doubt tell you about it.

The end of next week I go down to Harlech again until
the end of the month when I have to return to do my duty on the

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August 6, 09.
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Selecting Committee here. We shall at least do our best to keep
the Salon as good as it can be made. It may be the last of the
good old Linked Ring Exhibitions, and it will be a pity to have
it entirely a failure. The special section of the new D.O.Hills
will certainly add a marked interest and help to take up the wall
space with good quality.

Now that we have got to a point of partial completion of
the developments around our house in Wales and the one here I have
plunged into motoring again. Yesterday I placed an order for a
20 H.P. Stanley Steam Car which I think will suit our Welsh
conditions. Tell Steichen if you see him about my new departure
in motoring.

With kind regards,

Yours sincerely

(1ene)

Alfred Stieglitz Esq.,
C/o American Express Co.
11, Rue Scribe, PARIS.

September 20, 1909

My Dear Stieglitz

The enclosed letter has been wandering about after you all over Europe. I think, owing to it having been addressed to the Mercedes Hotel where, by the way, from what Annan tells me, I believe you really are staying. However, to make sure I am writing this to the address you gave me from which everything would be forwarded.

We have got through with our duty, task at the Photographic Salon, and by dint of the splendid set of D. O. Hills and an extra good crop from Annan we have succeeded in making a show, not equal to last year, and with a good many individual blemishes, but interesting also in one or two items. The most original work is from Cochrane who had three out of the four things included. I told Child Bayley not to miss Cochranes, and I see in "Photography" he has praised the one thing in his group which was of least importance, and rather commonplace. I would have liked you and Steichen to have seen the three I mean. There are also three rather promising pictures from a man named Frank H. Read. Arbuthnot has made quite a good show, and his work is better and more decorative than what he has previously exhibited. Also Benington's "Cab Rank" is quite an interesting experiment. For the rest I don't think there is much that can be said in the way of appreciation. Mortimer's are large, but lacking in distinction and although Hoppe has come out with some much better portraiture than he has ever done before it is not quite good enough to place it.

Alfred stieglitz
September 20. 09
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much above
Duhrkoop's.

Any way we managed to keep down the number of exhibits to a reasonable figure, about 145, so that the exhibits round the walls were to a very great extent only one deep.

If you would care for a copy of the illustrated catalogue I will send one to you. (In case you do I am sending one on to you with good wishes.) It is not of much intrinsic value. The reproductions ought to have been in photogravure, and would have been, if my recommendation had been adopted.

We have recently come down here for the Autumn and Winter travelling through the most picturesque route we could take by motor car, and we are having the most glorious September weather, quite a so-called Indian summer: I wish you could be here to see it.

I expect to go to London at the beginning of next week but do not yet know whether I shall have to dash back here or stay up in London for a week. I suppose there is no chance of your coming over to England with Steichen.

The Linked Ring Smoking Concert is, I think, on the 5th of October, and if Annan can come up for it I may stay on or come up specially to join him in Town.

Give my love to Steichen and all the brethren.

Yours sincerely
George Stawson

October 22, 1909.

Alfred Stieglitz Esq.,
1111 Madison Avenue,
New York.
U. S. A.

My Dear Stieglitz

I find from my notes that the "Camera Work" subscription should be coming due very shortly. Seven Dollars, is it not? I daresay a formal notice will be coming along, but if not, will you kindly let me know?

I hope you had a comfortable journey homewards across the Atlantic and are feeling the benefit of your change in Europe. Your family responsibilities, and the steering of "Camera Work" may have their anxieties but there is another side to it, and I am not going to expend a moment's pity on you in respect of them., and also the Little Gallery organisation.

It was interesting to me to read of your experiences in Dresden and Paris with Eugene and Steichen, and I very much wish I could have been with you for some of the time. It was unfortunate that we failed to bring off a meeting this Summer, but better luck another time.

There has been no particular change in the photographic outlook here since I wrote you. I expect there will be a meeting of the Linked Ring to sum up the results of this exhibition at which I daresay there will be some plain speaking as to the future programme. Everything that has happened goes to confirm the view that whilst Mortimer and the little crowd with him are most keenly anxious about the success of the Salon their outlook is so limited, and not to

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put it too unkindly, their ability also, that it is hopeless to
expect anything really stimulating and interesting from that
quarter. Their judgment at the Selecting Committee, Mortimer's
latest exhibition at the Amateur Photographer Galleries or American
Work and his public comments thereon, as well as his other pro-
nouncements and his own photographs this year, all show that he cannot
see beyond the merest commonplace. I had hoped that his work last
year might be merely a step to something better: if anything it
is feebler and his connection with the trade paper cannot but drag
him down even below his natural level.

I am in communication with Arbuthnot, Benington and Annan, and
will let you know what transpires.

I quite join with you and Steichen in the pleasurable contemplation
of a meeting of "the sympathetic group" over in Paris one of these
fine days. I would certainly join in the pleasant plan and would
hope to drag Annan over with me. No doubt when we are further on
with the development of our two places here and on the River (places
which I find on my hands due to Walton's genius and the attraction
for me of really original beautiful things) I shall get away a bit
on to the Continent. If there is one thing that interests me more
than another at the present time it is the growth and development
of a proper understanding of the best Socialistic and Anarchist
principles and programme, and most of all the International view and
the possibilities of these. I greatly regret I cannot speak German
and have but very little French colloquially. However, in one's old
age one cannot expect to carry big burdens successfully, but we have
to make a gallant struggle to look like keeping young.

Wernfawr,
Harlech,
North Wales.

December 7, 1909.

Alfred Stieglitz Esq.,
1111 Madison Avenue,
NEW YORK, U.S.A.

My Dear Stieglitz,

I was glad to get your letter of November 12, and to hear about Steichen's work and the future programme in view with you. Steichen is not a very frequent letter writer so one likes to get news of him through other channels. His exhibition at The Little Galleries is sure to awake the interest of the right public.

Since I wrote last, things have been shaping themselves in the Linked Ring circles in a way we could but anticipate they would now go. The persistent pretence on the part of some of the Ring (Mortimer, Craigie, Keighley, and a small following) both in public, and in private, that this last exhibition was better than the previous one, and the whole attitude and atmosphere of encouraging large and popular Salons, has been capped and finished by the latest developments in a way that I fear proves that the L.R. with its present composition and after its recent losses cannot hang together any longer.

At the last but one meeting of the Ring, (at which I was not present) the question of holding another exhibition next year and renewing the tenancy of the Gallery came up, and the most extraordinary propositions were agreed to, and these were the last straw which seemed to me to settle the line to be taken. I will enclose a copy of the submissions which were drawn up at that meeting in October. You will see that financial success, and the including of a lot more mediocrity photographers (so-called "talented outsiders"), as well as a reversion to a large selecting committee of any Links that like to turn up to act as jury, were what the majority longed for, and these together with many other indications in the Press and privately, make it quite clear to Annan and myself and a few more pals that the other section are hopelessly out of sympathy with what we agree is best, and are out merely to make a pleasant annual diversion of the Autumn Salon. I consequently wrote in reply to this submission that I thought it would be better not to do anything about a new lease of the Gallery for next year, and that we should have a meeting in November to discuss the results of the last exhibition, and the situation generally.

That meeting was held and I will enclose you a copy of a formal account of it which I wrote to Annan, the idea of writing it in that form being that I had it in mind to send a copy of it to each of the English Links who were not present at the meeting. I though afterwards that it would hardly be fair to Emanuel that I should do this, and I wrote to him to make sure that he had put the

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submission, which is now going out to the Links, about winding up
the Ring, in a fair shape. Of course I will let you know what
the result of it is.

It would certainly be a thousand pities for the Photographic
Salon and Linked Ring to go on as a very slightly improved R.P.S.
exhibition, and if Annan, Arbuthot, Cochrane, Benington, Calland,
and Evans secede that would be the inevitable result should the
others continue.

It is a pity, but I can only say I have done my best for the
last few years to hold the old institution together on the right lines;
and now our present course seems to be the only one we feel inclined
to take.

Secession movements seem naturally to lose their vitality
and usefulness after a time by internal demoralisation and crystali-
sation, and by getting left behind in the race, so we need not grieve
too much at burying the Ring honourably as having fulfilled its func-
tion and keep our pride in its work in the past. So beware of the
American Secession.

Opportunities for holding interesting exhibitions will
undoubtedly arise, and the little group whose names are mentioned
above, with Coburn, de Meyer, and the co-operation of the brother-
hood in the States and on the Continent, will no doubt naturally
arrive at various efforts in due season. We may perhaps be able
to achieve a tenancy of some kind of suitable home like your Little
Galleries. It is a thing we have had in view for some time,
but it is difficult to find the right kind of place at the right
kind of price.

Yours sincerely

GEORGE DAVISON

COPY.

(To J.C.A. from G.D.)

28. November '09

My Dear James,

The meeting to discuss the present situation of the Linked Ring, the working and results of the recent Salon and the best future programme was held as called on Wednesday the 24th of November. There were only about 12 present. Wellington was the only rare visitor there.

You will remember that at the previous meeting of the Ring the Bulk of the Links wanted (1) A larger show, and more exhibitors as being more likely to be a financial success. (2) Encouragement to be given to new men outside and (3) To avoid risk of not paying our way by these means.

Further it was decided to call for the views of absent Links on various suggestions chiefly whether the same gallery and same limited and elected kind of Selection Committee should be adopted again or a smaller gallery and show, or a selection committee increased to all Active Links. An additional suggestion was sent out that no Link should have more than six pictures accepted until all worthy works of outsiders had been limited.

As you know, I was not present at the meeting when these sub-missions were agreed upon. IF I had been I should have proposed what has now been brought forward, namely, the winding up of the Good old Ring, because I am of opinion that these suggestions and the attitude and conditions generally show and prove most clearly what the recent exhibition had already demonstrated, that is, that the Ring has survived its intention and purpose and stands now for mediocrity and the commonplace which can very well be looked after by other Provincial and London photographic Societies and exhibitions. It is only with the greatest regret that I have come to this conclusion. You know how for three or four years I have really struggled to keep the Ring together on a programme of encouraging and holding the best workers and work, no matter what their personality might be or where the work might come from. But I am now convinced that I was too sanguine or the natural forces that seem to control the development and deterioration of all art coteries were too much for us.

At the outset of the meeting replies from absent Links were read (1) Your own, practically advising an honoured winding up and burial. (2) One from Manly objecting to things done, and resigning. (3) One from McGrove about exhibition arrangements. (4) One from Cochrane, a terse but much to the point letter saying plainly "best beach the good old ship," (5) one from Job, I think approving of larger and more inclusive shows (6) One from Alfred Maskell strongly recommending, for reasons somewhat peculiar to himself, the dissolving of the Society. (7) A good letter from Dudley Johnston in favour of

smaller exhibitions and the highest aims. (8) Other letters from Cruys-Richards and Ralph Robinson, and the Cadbys, all resigning and one from Keighley against small exhibitions and in favour of widening the Selecting Committee.

Wellington, who left early, approved of work being encouraged from more outsiders, practically the same as the suggestions in the Ring notice. Craigie took the same view and wants to widen the Selection Committee and make choice more inclusive. He offered to act as secretary again if Mr. Blake would act as assistant but he made it a condition that every active Link should be a member of the Selecting Committee. Mortimer made an earnest appeal to try again to get fine work from the Continent and at home (abroad through Hoppe) much of which he still thinks is being produced unseen and unknown!

A number of resolutions were proposed but finally it was agreed to submit something like the following as a referendum to get the views of all Links upon it:-

* "That in view of the extensive resignations and the opinions expressed on several hands by prominent members that the Linked Ring has ceased to do the work it was organised to perform, it is advisable that the Ring be wound up, and given an honoured burial."

Personally I am convinced this is now the right course to follow. Whatever happens, there is evidently a great falling away, and there would now be a further big split, and it would be a thousand pities for the Linked Ring to go on with only the rump of its old self, and an added tail of even less expert outsiders put on to make up weight and steering way. There is really no other course. I am sure many of the old members and supporters would feel this way about it. We can keep our memory and pride in the old institution. Whether we have deteriorated in composition, or the rarer world of photographic art has moved ahead of us or cleavage is natural and necessary, there it is: we can't hang together, and we must find other ways. Opportunities for fine exhibitions, really representative of the best, and even a big retrospective pictorial exhibition will undoubtedly arise, and we can still keep up a helpful cooperative spirit and friendly relations and meetings between the old comrades, I should think, whatever our respective views on "the politics" or even on each others work, may be.

Ever yours fraternally

(Signed) GEORGE DAVISON.

COPY.
(C.E. to Lanks)

67, Ladbroke Grove,
LONDON.

28th. Oct. 1909.

Dear Fellow Link

At the last union, the resignation of Craigie of his
post of organising and Hon. Secretary of the Salon (tendered
early in the year, but withdrawn during the present show at special
request) was tendered, and he expressed his regret that it must be
considered as final, as he could no longer spare the necessary
time in September and October for the work. A vote of thanks
for his long and devoted service was accorded to him.

A few figures as to the 1909 Show were submitted. The
attendances were unfortunately about 400 less than the previous
year. The Union then received suggestions as to next year's
show, the question being urgent, as the gallery, if it is to be
retained, must be re-engaged soon, or the chance may be lost. The
illustrated catalogue sold well.

The Union was of opinion:-

(1) That a larger show, if the standard of work could be
maintained, would be more likely to be a financial success than
a smaller one. That the more photographers showing good work,
the greater encouragement to new workers to submit work.

(2) That steps must be taken to encourage new English works
outside that of the Links, the former being, at present, rather
deficient.

(3) That the Ring is not in financial condition to risk a
show which would not approximately pay its own way.

None of the Lanks present (with the exception named later)
could accept the office vacated by Mr. Craigie. The following
alternative suggestions were made and were ordered to be circulated
among the English Links for consideration:-

(1) Engage again our present gallery, and have a show
next year with the same system of electing Selection Committee
as this year.

(2) Engage same gallery but change the system of selection,
allowing each active Link (instead of, as now, electing nine of
their number) to be a member of the Selection Committee.

(3) Engage a smaller gallery with either the old or the
new system of selection. Query, would the change of gallery involv-
ing possibly a loss of gate money or catalogue or commission on
sale, or all three, be a financial advantage, and does a smaller
show encourage new outside workers?

(Nos. 1,2, & 3 are vitally affected by the question who will act as
organising Hon. Sec. of the Salon?)

Cenc. with letter, 7 Dec 7, 1909

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(4) The Idler (Mr. Evans) makes a sportive offer to take Mr. Craigie's post, subject to this qualification, that the selection and hanging be left to his hands. This would solve the secretary question and also that of retaking the old gallery and he would do his best to make the show an artistic and financial success. Moreover it is hoped that it might result in the resignation of Mr. and Mrs. Cadby and Cruys Richards which have been tendered.

A Union of the Ring will be called for the 24th of November to discuss these problems, and if a sufficiently large attendance and consensus of opinion is present, the Union will be open to decide the question. Therefore, please do your best to be present, failing which, your mature opinion in writing will be of value. Above all, consider whether we can run a Show without a substitute for Mr. Craigie, in case Nos. 1, 2 or 3 are resolved upon.

In the position in which the Ring is placed, it is essential that in case of difference of opinion, the striking example shown in the preliminaries of this year's show, of uniting and sinking personal opinions so as to enable a working arrangement to be arrived at, should be loyally followed. In a Ring of 40 odd members, there is likely to be a minority on all debatable points, but the Links who are in the minority on one occasion are probably among the majority on the next. The principle of accepting the opinion of the majority works out fairly and is sportsmanlike.

Yours truly,

(Signed) CHARLES EMANUEL

Registrar.

P.S. The Union also suggested that in order to encourage talented outsiders to submit works and to dispel unfounded remours it should be a rule that not more than 6 works of any link should be hung until all works of outsiders, worthy of a place on the walls, had been admitted.

June 25, 1910.

My Dear Stieglitz

I have your stirring, hopeful letter of June 10, and am pleased to get it. News of the Buffalo Show had of course filtered through to me, and as soon as I get back to Harlech, where all my old frames and folios are, I will make up a little set and send them to Coburn, with a duplicate list to you.

Such exhibitions, and the fine work of the Little Galleries must act and re-act to help each other and the spirit of understanding of the movement immensely.

We shall look forward to the Steichen-Rodin number of "CAMERA WORK" with expectancy, with calm certainty and jubilation. I get no end of pleasure out of the periodical arrival of the numbers, and everybody who sees them is pretty considerably struck with pleasurable astonishment.

Our Little Gallery idea for London is stuck up, chiefly, I think I may say, for want of suitable room, and when we have got the room there will be the difficulty of an adequate, and really fitting organising of it. I doubt if any such it will be possible to parallel what I may call the Stieglitz-conditions of the

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Little Galleries, but a good deal it seems to me may be done
by co-operation and persistency.

I was hoping that Steichen would have taken London on his
way back and that I might have seen him then, there or here
or at Harlech, but I have not heard a word from him for "thousands
of years"! As you say, I feel he is established (as we say
of the plants in our garden) in character and power of his work,
and I really long at some time to see a full representative
show of his latest production both of paintings and photographs.
It would be one of the first uses to which, if my suggestions
have any weight in the programme, we would put any London
Gallery we may be able to run, that is, if Steichen thought it
good enough.

Yes, I agree with you about America. Much as the superficial
appearances in municipal, political and industrial affairs
look unpromising, the heart I think is right. I should think
it is a land of generous impulse, and the possibilities are
simply astounding. What puzzles one is that with such remarkable
abundance of good-will everywhere the communities should let
various privilege fetishes over-ride a more honest and just view
of human relations. However, as time goes, we look to good-will
and mutual aid to take a bigger share in the motive power
than senseless competition and love of tyranny and ugliness.

We are just here for a couple of summer months and everything
around us is just at this season looking its best both
on the country side and in our own place. I wish that at some time
you could see the very fascinating results of Walton's work
and genius as applied to our places both here and at Harlech.

With kind regards,

Yours sincerely

August 31, 1910.

My Dear Stieglitz

Here is advice of having sent off the case of
photographs Express in BOND TO BUFFALO as desired, and in
accordance with your wishes. I sent the case of photographs
to Kodak in London with full instructions to follow out the
procedure you outlined.

Enclosed is a list of the pictures sent. The photos
range over the whole of the time that I have been photographing,
the earliest being taken somewhere in 1886 or 1887.

Wishing you well over your labours and great success to the
Exhibition,

I am

yours very sincerely

Alfred Stieglitz Esq.,
291 Fifth Avenue,
NEW YORK. N.Y. U.S.A.

P.S. I have had some communications from Arbuthnot and I really think that we have got hold of quite a decent sized room for a little gallery, adjacent to Regent Street, that will be suitable for our purpose, and at a very reasonable rent.

September 6, 1910.

My Dear Stieglitz

I have heard from our Kodak people that it was essential when sending express that a price should be put upon the photographs sent, and I have therefore asked them to fill the form up as enclosed. I am under the impression that being for exhibition only and not for sale the tariff is remitted but if you have to incur any expense on account of them please charge it back to me. I shall be very pleased to bear all the cost.

I have just received your little book of the Photo-Secession and its Opponents, and am much interested. I must say I had wondered at seeing some of Brigman's pictures reproduced in the Amateur Photographer, and now after reading your letter I understand the situation. Such conduct certainly cabled for the most strenuous protest. Mortimer's morality seems to be of a curious order.

With kind regards,

Yours sincerely,

A. Stieglitz esq.,

December

20, 1912

My Dear Stieglitz

Here are my cordial greetings, and best wishes at the turn of the year, when that hope ought to spring with the lengthening sun.

I shall be glad if you would have sent to me another copy of "Camera Work", of the current number, and two copies of all future issues, for which I enclose cheque on the Alliance Bank. I want the second copy to be the whole set of Ronald禄 for presentazione. I expect to get the whole series from the start now would be rather too heavy an order owing to the rarity.

I have not heard anything now from Steichen for a very long time, but I gather we shall be seeing Coburn again early in the New Year with his blushing bride.

A. Stieglitz Esq