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June 18th, 1901.

Alfred Stieglitz Esq,
3 West 29th Street,
New York, U.S.A.

My dear Mr Stieglitz: -

I have your letter of May 31st, which came to hand
on the 10th June. The copy of the new issue of "Camera Notes" has
however, not come to hand. I have therefore written to Annan
about the size, and he states that the size of "Camera Notes" is
11 x 7½ inches, and the size of a full-page illustration should not
exceed 7 x 5 inches for an upright, or 7½ x 4½ for an oblong. I
should not propose to have it quite so big as this, say 6 x 4.

Unfortunately the negatives for the photograph which
I want you to have are - goodness knows where - and I shall have a
terrible quest to get at them, as my hosts of negatives are, I
regret to say, just now in considerable confusion. I may have
to take something more readily available.

Thanks, I got across the ocean fairly well coming back. I was very sorry to have so little time in the states, particularly in New York.

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I already begin to look forward to coming again, more on pleasure next.

Beechcroft,
The Park,
E. Molesey.

January 23rd 1902.

Alfred Stieglitz Esq,
Camera Club,
3 West Twenty-Ninth Street,
N.Y.

Dear Mr Stieglitz,

I have your letter of the 6th January and am glad
to hear that you have got the photogravures all right from Annan.

About the sale of my photographs and the prices paid for
them, I am afraid I cannot be of much assistance to you. All I
can remember I will readily tell you. For some years I have not
put any price at all on any of my exhibits; but, during the three
or four years that I did do so, the most I ever sold at one Dudley
Gallery Exhibition was about £18 worth. I think it was the year
when there was rather an exceptional sale, and our dear old friend
the late H.P.Robinson went one better by selling about £22 worth.
There were some others who sold quite a number.

The longest price I have received for a photograph was
for the "Onion Field" - 5 guineas. For some others I have had
4 guineas. These were pictures about 18" x 14" in size. I have
no doubt I could find out on enquiry who it was that purchased these
photographs, but of course it would entail some trouble, and I do
not know that if I knew the names I should be at liberty to give
you the particulars.

I am afraid my information is rather vague and so

Beechcroft,
The Park,
East Molesey.

January 1st, 1903.

Alfred Stieglitz Esq,
162, Leonard Street,
New York City.

My dear Mr Stieglitz:-

I intended to send you on the enclosed order form
months ago, but it has been overlooked in my note-case until it is
nearly falling to pieces. I think the amount sent, four dollars,
is right for a year's subscription and postage. Anyway I will
send what is necessary.

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September 11th, 1903

Alfred Stieglitz Esq,
162 Leonard Street,
New York.

My dear Mr Stieglitz:-

I have your communication about future issues of "Camera Work", and I am very glad to hear that you are going on with it. I enclose my subscription at the new figure with much pleasure. Continued good luck to you in your enterprise- useful and ornamental.

I am sorry to see that the Giants on your side are not doing anything at the Dudley Gallery this year. It is a great disappointment to me personally not to see a fresh expression of the talent of our friends Steichen, White, Kasebier and Stieglitz. When you get an opportunity will you tell Mr Steichen that his work has whetted the appetite of all the good men and true for more on this side. His work goes, I think, to show that the best can only be attained by a life devotion to artistic work - the true professionalism. Even the best of the amateur work, delightful as it is, has something of the amateurish mark upon it.

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11/2/03.

It is encouraging to find that British exhibitors are very well to the front this year at the Dudley Gallery, and I think the Frenchmen have surpassed themselves. The Germans are not at all to the fore, but they promise better things next year. However, I only speak at present from seeing the larger part of the exhibits passed before us in Committee of Selection.

With kind regards,

Yours sincerely,

30th October 1903.

Alfred Stieglitz Esq.
162 Leonard Street,
New York.

My dear Mr Stieglitz,

Many thanks for your letter of the 21st, and I have to answer your very kind suggestion that I should write a line or two for "Camera Work". There is nothing I should like doing better, and I should feel honoured in doing it.- The publication is such a handsome one. Unfortunately, although I am not under any contract not to write, yet it amounts to very much the same thing, for I feel that I cannot now give such attention and consideration to the preparation of articles as they require to please readers or pass muster with myself. The responsibilities of our business here do not decrease. Every expansion indeed adds to them. You may, however, be quite sure than when an opportunity does occur I shall be very pleased to send you a communication.

I am glad to have your note about exhibiting at the Dudley Gallery, and I hope that our fellows on this side will fall in with what I understand has been suggested, that a selection of American work should be made on the other side and sent in to next year's London Salon without further juryfying.

You may not have seen the enclosed article taken from
the "Daily Chronicle". Pennell upon Sadakicchi is certainly
amusing. Mr Hartmann's writings have a good many weak spots,
but Joseph's estimate of himself is quite disproportionate to
his merits.

I am sorry you have not been over here this autumn
to see the Exhibitions. I think you would like the Dudley Gallery
show, and particularly the work of Coburn. I think it is
amongst the most interesting in the Exhibition. Perhaps the
best piece of work is Craig Annan's "Frau Muthasius". I hope you
will see it some day. Alexander Keighley's pictures are decidedly
interesting and popular. They have quite a romantic touch, but
I do not think they live well with one.

At the Royal Photographic Society's Exhibition, I was
shocked to see a medal given to the very nice portrait work of
Furley Lewis, whilst a portrait picture nearby of Irving by Eugene
was put down comparatively near the floor. How any Judge in his
senses could overlook the character and quality of treatment in
the Irving portrait is a puzzle to me. It is not a question here
of merely a matter of opinion; it is just as certain as anything
in this indefinite world can be.

With kind regards,

Yours sincerely,

GRAND PRIX, PARIS, 1900.

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June 8th 1904

A. Stieglitz Esq.
Hotel Kaiserhof,
Berlin.

My dear Stieglitz,

I am very sorry to hear from Hinton that you have had
a bad journey across and even on getting to Berlin are still very
unwell. I would have liked that my welcome to you to Europe
could have reached you under more auspicious circumstances.
As it is, I hope you will speedily get the better of your malady
and turn up here to bless us, full of health and with a cheery
countenance.

I do not know whether you may want any help or courtesy
in our line in Berlin, but, if so, do not fail to make use of our
Berlin establishments. Mr F.W.Gregory, who is manager there,
will be very pleased to do anything he can for you. I have written
to him about it.

I do not know when you expect to be in England, but I

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17th Sept., 1904.

ALFRED STIEGLITZ Esq.,
Carlton Hotel. S.W.

My dear Stieglitz,

I have just got a note from Hinton on arriving at
my office this morning, asking me to meet you at the Carlton
to-day, Saturday, at 4 o'clock, for a talk about the proposed
International Society. Unfortunately I am under appointment to
receive some friends this afternoon at the house-boat, and it is
an engagement that I cannot go back on now. I am very sorry
about this as I would like to have been with you very greatly.

Will you kindly tell Hinton that I had his letter, and
would certainly have turned up if I had known a day or two
earlier.

I am sorry we cannot get more of your company whilst
you are here. It is as rough on your friends as it is on
yourself for you to be so much below par just now and unable to
get away from your Hotel. I hope I shall get an opportunity

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October 5th, 1904.

Alfred Stieglitz Esq.
Carlton Hotel, W.

My dear Stieglitz,

The claims of business cut me off a good deal from seeing the rest of the Brotherhood much, but I have just heard over the telephone from Craigie that you have been kept in London by the very serious illness of your little girl. I am very sorry that you should have had this heavy anxiety added to the trouble of your own bout of small health.

Craigie tells me that the little patient is now progressing satisfactorily, and I am very glad to hear it. You and Mrs Stieglitz have my very best sympathy and wishes, and I hope all will be quite happy and well for you and your family speedily.

Craigie tells me that you are likely to be stopping in London till the end of the month. It is a shock to my sense of hospitality to think that you have already been here so long without my seeing you for more than a few minutes. Until this moment, however, I had been under the impression that you were on your way home.

Do things look favourable enough for us to hope to have a visit from you. This next Friday I am booked to take my wife down to Folkestone until the following Monday, but on Sunday week, the 16th, we shall be at home, and it would be the greatest pleasure possible for us if you could come down to spend the day with us.

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Of course I mean you and Mrs Stieglitz, and the little girl, if well enough, and also any friends you may have with you; The more the merrier. The attractions of Hampton Court Palace are always something we have to offer in addition to a cordial homely welcome to Beechcroft, where there may also be one or two things which you will find pleasure in looking at... For some years I have taken as much interest in following industrial applications of the arts as in my own personal photography, and I have a few things in the way of modern furniture which George Walton has designed, which I think are not excelled if equalled by any other work of the same kind in respect of happy use of materials, good colour, form and proportions. Anyway, if the fates are propitious, we should be so glad to have you all spend a very pleasant, even if quiet day with us. Trains come out to Hampton Court station, leaving Waterloo at ten minutes past every hour on Sundays.

In the meantime I do not like waiting so long before having another sight of you, and must certainly call and look you up if you are able to receive visitors. How would it fall in with your programme to lunch with me to-morrow, Thursday, at the new and wholesome Simpsons in the Strand, our good old English fare as served in their smart new premises. I shall be glad if you could meet me there at 1, or 1-15, or such time as suits you best. Our office telephone numbers are 1345, 1346, Holborn, and a third one which comes into my own room specially is 1347.Holborn.

Yours very sincerely,

George Dawson

Beechcroft

The Park

E. Molesey

Tel: N°42

The Park

E. Molesey

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

18th October 1904.

My dear Mr Stieglitz,

I have your letter of October 17th. You must not think
too badly of our climate if you get these rushes of rain and wind
in October. You are fortunate, in view of the invalids, to
have it so mild, although, as a matter of fact, we very rarely
get such a frost as we had last Saturday morning, before the month
of November. I hope the change and the climate at Brighton will
prove of benefit to the little girl and pick you all up satisfactorily and quickly.

As regards Hinton's letter to you, I think with you
that he means quite well and is just as keen about a good organisa-
tion as any of us. His view, however, as regards ultimatums
is, I think, a personal one. I have not seen him since we had
the meeting and do not know of any decision of this kind having
been arrived at. So far from agreeing with him that you, or we,
should not attempt to modify the conditions as already drawn up
in the very least, I hope it may be possible to modify them con-
siderably and in a way that will meet the wishes of yourself,
Hinton, Annan, Kühn and all who are keen about it. It seems to me,
as I have no doubt to all of us, that a really effective inter-
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our one object more than anything else could. The general idea
is universally accepted, and I really do not see that there are
any serious difficulties which should stand in the way.

I had thought of writing to you, and your letter makes
me put my intention into practice. In my business visit to Scot-
land, I had the pleasure of meeting Annan and I told him about
the meeting we had held. He is very loyal to the Linked Ring and
the work it has done, and he would like to see its prestige
remain. I do not think he is peculiar in this: indeed, I think
you, as well as the rest of us here, take the same view. So
long as we get an organization which will perform to the best
advantage the work it has in view, all other considerations are
of little importance. You have no doubt thought more about this
thing than most of us, and I feel sure that, if you can turn your
mind on to it and use your influence with our friends abroad, we
can get the scheme through without friction.

In talking over the matter with Annan, it seemed to me
and also to him that it would be necessary for each country to
have a national organization, on account of finance, local patrons,
and other national work and purposes. This would mean that
each such national society would consist of members and patrons,
new members being elected by unanimous vote, as at present in the
Linked Ring.

For international purposes a special council could be
formed, made up of what would be termed international members,

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nominated by the members in each country of the national body
and confirmed by the international councils, but the nomination
only to become election if approved by the international bodies.
This gives the national society some raison d'être and linking
on to the international body. So long as the international
councils have the final selection of the suitable men, or the
exclusion of unsuitable ones, I think it would be a judicious
thing to let the general members have a voice in the nomination.
I think you will see the object we have in mind here, namely, that
it is of considerable importance that the local or national organi-
zation should be held together. It is through that organization
that the interest will largely be kept up, funds provided and
patrons obtained, and from this also that the international
councils should naturally be equipped.

I do not know that there is much difference in this
idea from that which we have already agreed upon, but it shaped
itself in my mind in order to meet the objection which Hinton
started, that an entirely new international association, doing
away with existing organizations, would not meet the finance and
funds difficulty. Each country would have to work itself out as to
exhibitions, and, as this exhibition would be controlled by the
international council of that country, it is necessary that the
international council should be linked on to the national one,
which would control the national funds. For instance, our Linked
Ring here has, I think, a balance of something like £30 - I am not

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sure about the amount.

As to the name, as you know, I think the name of National Linked Ring and International Linked Ring is a good one. The objection to it that it does not mention photography I do not lay much stress by, as, when used, it would nearly always be in connection with the photographic exhibitions in each country, each of which would be called a Photographic Salon or other appropriate name. I think with your weight behind it, Kuhn, Demachy and the others would see the advantage of keeping up the existing name and the prestige of it. Personally, however, I do not look upon this as a matter for an ultimatum. There would certainly be difficulties arise if anything were done which would necessitate the disruption of the present Linked Ring - difficulties both of personal feeling and regard and of funds and finance, in England. With a great deal of tact and some legal advice, they might, however, perhaps be got over; but to avoid any such rocks ahead would be a good thing, and that is why I, personally, would like to see the Linked Ring continued.

Acting on the outline suggested above, and applying it as far as England is concerned, it would mean that the Linked Ring would continue, but would proceed immediately to nominate a special selecting and organizing council, not to exceed seven members, who would be called international members of the Linked Ring, such nomination to be confirmed. This body would have power to add to its number of members of the International Council of the Linked Ring, but the additions would have to be selected from the members of

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the national Linked Ring, so that any individual who was considered
worthy of the honour would first have to be elected as an ordinary
member and then nominated as an International member. The
(or preferably new members should be nominated by the general body,
International Council would have power to add to its number), but
any further additions would be subject to the approval of all
the other international councils, as we have already agreed.

As regards patrons, the English Linked Ring would,
I should think, find no difficulty in getting a certain number,
and also could amend its composition somewhat by immediately
re-classifying its membership and getting some of those who are
now only spectators to join the patron list. The difficulty,
however, of having unsuitable people selecting photographs for
the Exhibition does not arise so long as this work is left to the
international council, which is understood to be universally
agreed upon. The international council would thus be part of the
national body and be its organizing committee. This, indeed,
is a reform which has several times been thought about in its
old organization: that is, that, instead of opening the judging
to anybody who liked to turn up, a special committee should be
appointed for the work each time. Under this scheme, I think
there will be no difficulty about the funds, either those that
exist or those which would have to be raised. With the connec-
tion proposed between the international and the national body,
all such difficulties would be met. The Secretary to the
international council should, I think, if possible be the Secretary

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to the whole body. I think too it would be found advisable to
have a Chairman separate from the Secretary for the international
council, at any rate where the number exceeded 4 or 5.

As regards America, why should not the same proposal
work smoothly? If the existing members of the Linked Ring there
do not include any that ought to be in the national linked ring
of America, they could ask them to stand and become members.
Any that might not want to join as the thing is, would, under the
new scheme of a linked international council probably be pleased
to do so.

With respect to Austria where the members are so few,
the same scheme would equally work satisfactorily as far as it
applied.

Of course the details incorporated in the proposal
which was drawn up the other night would apply to this scheme in
the same way: in fact, there is very little that is new in all
this that I have set out, except it be the backbone idea of
the connection between each national body and its international
selecting council. In the draft suggestions which were drawn
up, the words "national council" are used in some places, but
"international council" is an expression that I have tried to use
throughout here as regards the selecting and organizing bodies.
The connection between the national body and the international
one I think would be essential, and I think the idea of inter-
national rank for those appointed to the special selecting councils

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must commend itself and carry weight. Honour.

As to the appointment of President and Vice Presidents, I should think everyone would be content to agree to what the majority seem to favor.

As regards the name, whether the International Linked Ring be the one adopted, or the International Society of Photographers, the connection between each national body and its international council might be the same, but if a new name be adopted the English Linked Ring would have to agree to alter its name accordingly, and we might meet with trouble in this.

I shall be quite willing to agree to either name, or any name, provided we get the best organization. I only want to smooth the way to getting it, and I am sure your influence in either direction with Kuhn and your own colleagues in the States would carry anything you propose.

I am sending a copy of this letter to Annan, and also a copy of the draft proposals, which I believe have not yet been sent to him.

P.S. I see that in this week's "Amateur Photographer" Hinton has been giving you a chapter. Are your antagonists as black as he paints them? He will get himself disliked if he talks about worthlessness and elementary knavery where it may be chiefly a matter of difference of opinion.

I dictated the above right away in rather a hurry this

morning, and, on reading it I see that there is a good deal
of repetition, and perhaps a shade of contradiction here
and there in it, but I think you will grip the general idea.
One thing requires modification, and that is, that probably
in France, Austria and Germany, they would not want to form
a Society such as we have here of ordinary members, but
would prefer perhaps to have only the international organiza-
tion of a selecting council. Further, as regards America,
the Photo Secession would form the national society which
would nominate the international members from its own number.
I mean that, where there is already an organization of any
strength, it would be well to utilise it and connect it
with the international council for that country, and where
there is not, they could either form an entirely new body,
or not, as was found requisite or advisable.

DRAFT SCHEME

FOR AN

INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY.

Clause 1. That the name of the organization be
THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF PICTORIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS.

2. That this International Society shall consist of a number of National Councils, one in each country where sufficient interest is shown and competent work done, in Pictorial Photography, together with the members' spotters. These countries to be for the present:- ENGLAND, AMERICA, FRANCE, AUSTRIA, GERMANY. ? BELGIUM...

This will hold
the interest
and support of
many who would
otherwise be
alienated. Only
nomination is
suggested -not
appointment. See
clause 10.

3. That in any country where a national body of pictorial photographers, already exists, that body or society shall nominate the members for the National Council for that country.

4. That for this purpose, for example, the LINCOLN RING in England and the PHOTO-SECESSION in America be recognised as the national bodies for those countries.

My idea is that
the Linked
Ring here will
try to convert
some of the
"retired"
workers into
patrons.

5. That it shall be open to the National Council in each country to form a national society in that country of two classes, ordinary Members and Patrons: the Patrons to consist of persons interested in the art side of photography the Members to consist of any or all good and earnest workers in Pictorial Photography.

6. That subject to the approval of the other national bodies referred to in Clauses 4 and 5, the first National Councils shall be as follows, but with power to add to their number as provided for in Clause 10:-

England:-

Annan, J.Craig
Craigie, Reginald
Davison, George
Evans, Frederick H.
Hinton, A.Horsley
Moss, Charles
&c.

America:-

The seven here would
be for you and yours
to fix up

Stieglitz, Alfred
Steichen, Eduard
Keiley, Joseph T.
&c. &c.

For discussion and
suggestion by each
country

France:-

Denachy and Puyo
would of course
suggest others if
possible, ones exist

Denachy, Robert
Puyo, C.
&c. &c.

Austria:-

Ditto do

Kuhn, Heinrich
Henneberg, Hugo
Spitzer, Dr E.
&c.

? Germany

7. That each National Council shall have an executive Chairman and Honorary Secretary, both of which offices may be vested in one person.

8. That no executive business shall be done in any selection of exhibits &c.
National Council unless a quorum, to consist of five persons be present.
A quorum to consist of not fewer than 5 persons or than two-thirds of the actual membership of the Council.

9. That the first Councils now formed shall not exceed seven in number, in each or any country.

10. That any further additions to these Councils shall be made in each country at the nomination of the National Council or by nomination of the National Council of that country; but without exception of the members

This safeguards that all such nominations shall be subject to the approval of the other Councils, as provided for in Clause 22.
the important points.

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National Councils in response to their request shall be hung
without further judging.

17. That each National Council pledges itself to loyally respond to these invitations of the other National Council, when the Exhibition in respect of which such invitations have been issued has been approved of and will be supported by the National Council of that country.

Also that it will not perform such services for, nor take part in, either collectively or severally, any other in another country's exhibition not recommended nor supported by the National Council of the country where it is held.

18. That the expenses of collection, transmission, and the holding of the Exhibitions shall be defrayed by the exhibition authorities themselves.

19. That each National Council shall undertake to do its utmost to encourage and advance the interests of Pictorial Photography in its own province in any and every way that may be agreed upon by the International Society or that it can itself devise and carry out.

20. That a permanent President be appointed and that the first President of THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF PICTORIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS shall be J. Craig Annam Esq., of Glasgow.

22. That such President be regarded as having no duties or privileges other than that of being an ex officio member of the National Council of his own country, except as provided for above.

Drafted by a Special Committee of the LINCED RING, consisting of George Davison, Frederick H. Evans, Reginald Craigie, Charles Moss (A. Horsley Hinton being unable to be present from illness), this 31st day of October, 1904.

FREDRICK H. EVANS
Acting Hon. Sec.

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representing their various countries have established the THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF PICTORIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS.

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PROPOSALS AS TO RE-ORGANIZATION.

(1) That the name of the new organization be "The Inter-national Linked Ring."

(2) That in any country where one or more recognized workers exist, he, she or they be asked to nominate a National Council for their own country, with an executive Chairman and Honorary Secretary, both of which offices may be vested in one person. The names of each such Council shall be submitted by its Honorary Secretary to each of the other National Councils and be approved by a two-thirds majority of all members of all Councils. Any name not receiving the requisite support to be excluded from further presentation for one year. Each Council to have power to add to its number, subject to the approval of each of the other National Councils. The first Councils in each case shall not exceed seven in number.

(3) That the duties of these Councils be the inviting and selecting of pictures by their own countrymen whenever an Exhibition, recommended by a Council in its own country, has been agreed upon by the International Councils. Should, however, an Exhibition be proposed in any country against which the vote of the Council of that country is cast, such an Exhibition shall not be supported. The expenses of collection, transmission, and the holding of the Exhibition to be defrayed by the Exhibition authorities themselves

(4) That a Council immediately concerned in any particular Exhibition shall intimate to each of the other National Councils the maximum number of pictures it desires from each; and any Council thus concerned in an Exhibition, whether of its own promoting or one which they are supporting, shall undertake that all pictures sent by the various Councils in response to their request shall be hung without further judging.

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(5) That each International Council pledges itself to loy-
ally respond to the invitation of any other International
Council, when the Exhibition in respect of which such invi-
tation is issued has been approved by the International
Councils, and that it will not perform such services for,
nor take part in, either collectively or severally, any
other exhibition not recommended or supported by the Nation-
al Council of the country where it is to be held.

(6) That each National Council shall undertake to do its utmost to encourage and advance the interests and prestige of Pictorial Photography in its own province in any way that is agreed upon by the International Councils.

(7) Councillors

Members -- Selection Exhibitors

Patrons - honorary subscription of 1.1.0. and upwards

Members to be elected by the Council nationally and such election not to be confirmed by International Councils.

5th December 1904

My dear Stieglitz,

I enclose you copy of a letter which I have just
received from Demachy and which will explain itself. You will
probably like to have before you his suggestion about the Presi-
dent and arbitration.

Demachy need not have been at all concerned about
M. Bucquet. He could put it that any further elections to the
French National Council must go before all the other National
Councils and be approved by a two-thirds majority of the members.
Of course it would be better that this kind of thing should not
happen: it is always as well to avoid giving rebuffs where it is
possible. Bucquet has been a useful man with his money and
interest in the Photo Club although his work has not been very
interesting.

I am glad to hear from Hinton that you and your family
are now much better in health and that you are full of work and
enthusiasm.

A.Stieglitz Esq.
111 Madison Av., New York.

COPY

Sunday

Dear Mr Davison,

I have looked your MS over carefully with Puyo and the
only addition we suggest is this:- That the President should be
invested with power of arbitration in the case of any difficulty
arising between two National Councils (a thing which might
happen!) and that he should have the authority to arrange dates
of exhibitions as much as possible, so that the envoys to Exhibi-
tion A should have time to go back to their centre in time to
start for Exhibition B with additions to their number if necessary.
All the other paragraphs seem to cover all possible circumstances.

DEMACHY

We think of asking Grimprel and Le Begue as Council-
lors - that would make four for France. Quite between our-
selves Bucquet is not at all the proper man. If he is in the
least offended I shall say that his quality of President of the
Photo Club would make it impossible for him to act with the
necessary impartiality, etc. - rot _but_ serviceable - Brémard
is quite out of the race; he has entirely abandoned photography
and sneers at it. Mlle Lagarde would make a good recruit but
she lives all the year round in the South.

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10th April 1906

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

My dear Stieglitz,

Thanks for your note and also for the Steichen numbers
of "Camera Work". I have not yet been able to settle down to a
good long examination of the issue and its supplement, but a
glance over it shows me that I have quite a treat in store for a
quiet hour. Bernard Shaw, I can see, hits the right nail on
the head about portraiture. The line of argument to you and to me
is old and intimate but no-one else can present a point quite
in his own smart way.

We had a pleasant little meeting and dinner of the
Linked Ring last week at the usual place in a private dining room
at the Blenheim Club and had a bigger gathering than we generally
get, including Baron Meyer, Keighley and Maskell. Even Lyonel
Clark put in an appearance. We had decided to make a little
feature on the occasion of having a small show on screens of a
print from each Link who liked to send or bring up a photograph,
and Coburn, who had been nominated Centre-Link for the sitting,
worked at getting the little collection together.

I understood that you were laying your plans to take a

17th April 1906

My dear Stieglitz,

I think you know that our mutual friend Maskell is something of an authority on ivories. He recently wrote a big and handsome volume on this subject, which was published by a well-known London firm here. He is shortly to deliver a series of lectures (the Cantor lectures) at the Society of Arts, and he thinks that, as the subject is capable of being effectively illustrated by lantern slides, that a lecture course in the States to Literary Societies or public audiences might perhaps be arranged which would be remunerative. He has asked me to drop you a line to find out which would be the best agents to apply to, to fix up arrangements for such a scheme, that is, people who would undertake to plan and carry out the tour, with Maskell to do the lecturing. You would probably know the names of some of the best firms who undertake this kind of thing on that side to whom he could write. If not, I do not see why Maskell should not be able to get at what he wants by applying to some Agencies here who would be pretty sure to have connections in America.

With kind regards,

Yours sincerely,

George Davison

June 13th 1906

A. Stieglitz Esq.
1111 Madison Avenue
New York.

My dear Stieglitz,

I am glad to have your letter of May 19th and to hear from quite the inside about the success of the series of Exhibitions you have been holding. They must have given you a lot of work but you must have also had a great deal of satisfaction out of it. You must have used up so much nervous energy on these jobs that a good long vacation this summer will be the right thing, and I hope to hear that you have laid in a new stock of health and energy after your relaxation at golf and stay in the country. A prospect like that excites the envy of us poor slaves who are chained to the wheel in murky London.

Thanks for the note about Dr Kneer; I will tell Maskell, although I do not suppose he will ever get on to this tour in the States. Poor old Alfred lacks initiative now-a-days although he has much ability.

I am very glad to hear of Steichen's success and hope we may have the pleasure of seeing him whilst he is in Europe.

Annan has been staying with me during Whitsun at Molesey, and on my houseboat on the river, and we had a very pleasant time together, but since he left he has written me saying that he has heard from you about illustrations of his and mine

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for "Camera Work". I forget whether you have already had an
Annan number for "Camera Work" but, if not, do you not propose to
give him as important a representation as in the case, say, of the
Evans number, in which I think there are five of his subjects
reproduced. I have no authority from Annan to write in this
sense about him, but to be quite candid, there is a little bit of
feeling in this on my own account and I know you would like me to
mention it. Every one appreciates the pleasure and honour of
being in "Camera Work", and, when there, would like to have what
they feel would be a representation giving their reputation the
best possible chance. I find Annan has 12 plates from my subjects
and of these I think five or six would be not unsuitable. I was
about to have another plate made and would be careful as to pick-
ing a subject to form one of the series. Of course some of
those I have had made for Christmas picture purposes were not
selected with an eye to such a publication as "Camera Work".

There is nothing very serious stirring here at the
present time in our photographic circle, and we have had no meet-
ing for some while. We are having quite a number of Kodak
friends from America over now the holiday season is well on, and we
are all very pleased to see them on this side. Otherwise Clerken-
well Road and the Kodak Exhibition are keeping me as busy as ever.
One little item is beginning to take some of my interest and
attention, and that is, the putting up of a small country house in
Wales on a rocky coast. If it comes off as I intend I think you
will be interested in seeing a picture of it, and I shall make a

59 Clerkenwell Road,

July 13th 1906

A. Stieglitz Esq.

1111 Madison Avenue,

New York.

My dear Stieglitz,

Many thanks for your interesting letter of June 28th. May your stay at Lake George fit you out thoroughly for another bout of work! Most busy people find it difficult to get entirely away from their responsibilities, but I hope you have been able to cut yourself off from your worries and spend a quiet time on the golf links, so long at any rate as you do not make too much of a business of that pleasure also.

All right about the plates for "Camera Work". There is no other publication in which I have ever been at all anxious to see any of my photographs. I shall appreciate being in such a gallery and want my little show to be as creditable as I and the plates that exist can make it. I shall be seeing Annan this very evening. He is coming up from Glasgow to stay with me for a week or ten days mostly on the houseboat, and we shall have plenty of opportunity of talking over the arrangements.

I may have one or two further plates made so that I have a larger number from which to make the selection of the five or six..

As soon as we have fixed this up I will let you know the titles of the pictures so that you may inform Annan of the number of prints to pull.

59 Clerkenwell Road, E.C.

20th September 1906.

A. Stieglitz Esq.

My dear Stieglitz,

I am glad to have your letter of September 11th
from Lake George and to hear that you have greatly benefited by
your summer rest up country. I wish power to your elbow over
the second series of Secession Exhibitions in the little galleries.
We are having our little excitement just now over the 1907 London
Photographic Salon and the Photographic Society's Exhibition is
also just open. As regards the latter Exhibition, the cata-
logue will show you that there is not a very great deal that is
of much interest. Outside three or four exhibitors the work is
very commonplace.

With respect to the Salon, the chief thing that
strikes me is the absence of Steichen's, White's and your own
exhibits. Mrs Kasebier has done magnificently and Coburn has
developed a strong line of the same kidney as his "guide, philoso-
pher and friend" Frank Brangwyn. Kuhn is also pretty good, and
Annan, with his "Stirling Castle", is well to the fore. I am
inclined to think his "Stirling Castle" about the most interesting
thing in the room. Keighley has some biggish efforts but I
tire of his mannerism. Hinton has a large picture a little less

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objectionable than some of his former popular combinations, but
as usual the parts do not harmonise. I have not had time to go
round and look for any new work that is promising, but I do not
think there is very much to shout about in that way. My general
impression of the show is a little annoyance at the sophistication.
Coburn and some others get their quality by occasionally seizing
on a big view and a big presentment of some big subject, but a
very large proportion of the photographs get what success they
attain by rather niggling kinds of fake.- Being a bit of a sinner
myself, I know!

I shall be awfully pleased to meet Steichen and
entertain him, if he is able to give us the chance. When you
write him tell him that he must not fail to come over whilst the
Salon is on. We would arrange a meeting to welcome him.
I do not yet know what date is fixed for the annual smoker and
special gathering in the galleries, but, if you could give us
Steichen's address in Paris, we could advise him and send an invi-
tation direct.

All right about the photogravures: Annan has, I
understand, printed off the greater part of them already. I
have had a plate made of the "Onion Field" specially for the
"Camera Work" issue and it is as large as the page will reason-
able permit. Annan has made a very good plate indeed. The
"Onion Field" has a certain historical interest apart from the
touch of restfulness and country atmosphere there is about it.
It was taken on a 20" x 16" plate in a mountainous camera with a

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pinhole, and I think it was awarded the Royal Photographic Society's medal at the Exhibition of 1889. Something of a battle amongst the definition mongers raged around it. Annan is sending me proofs from each of the six plates. The titles are as follows:-

"A Thames Lock"

"In a Village under the South Downs"

"Berkshire Teams and Teamsters"

"The Long Arm"

"The Onion Field"

"Wyvenhoe on the Colne, in Essex"

If, when I see the proofs I should want to make any slight change in the titles I will let you know.

Yours sincerely,

59 Clerkenwell Road, E.C.

17th October 1906.

My dear Stieglitz,

Annan has been staying with me during the last week-
end and over the Salon smoker concert, and he has brought up
with him to London some prints of my photogravure plates for
"Camera Work". He asks me to send you one of each with the
titles. I have already sent you the list of the titles in my
letter of 20th September, but may as well repeat them here.

They are as follows:-

1. "Berkshire Teams and Teamsters"

2. "A Thames Lock"

3. "The Long Arm"

4. "Wyvenhoe on the Colne, in Essex"

5. "The Onion Field"

6. "In a village under the South Downs"

The prints are numbered in the left-hand corner to correspond
with the numbers of the above.

I am glad to say we have got Steichen over to London.
He wrote me the other day asking about the Salon, and, although
I could not assure him that it was worth coming all the way
from Paris to London specially for, I thought the Exhibition
together with the welcome, and the sociability, and the other

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things he wants to do in London,-and on top of all the getting away from the painters and paper-hangers that he has in his new place in Paris,- made/a sufficient body of reasons for coming. He arrived last night just in time to join my little party at dinner at the Blenheim Club before going on to the Salon smoker. He is staying with me for a few days at the Russell Hotel and I have arranged to-night a special little dinner party of 12 Links as a welcome to him. Friday evening he is coming with me to meet some of our pals at the Yorick Club, which is one of the best known of the small bohemian fraternities in London - journalists, painters, draughtsmen and actors. Steichen is only making a flying visit as he wants to get back to the bosom of the family on Saturday. I am sorry I cannot join him more during the day-time whilst he is here, but we are making the most of the evenings and he has plenty to do for the rest of the days. He was thinking that Coburn might have been going back to New York this winter, so as to give you a hand in your further exhibition programme, but he is hoping that you will get some help from Clarence White.

Kind regards -

Evenings sincerely,

George Dawson

The prints are being sent by registered book post