MITCHELL KENNERLEY
PUBLISHER

2 EAST TWENTY-NINTH STREET
NEW YORK

THE FORUM
FOUNDED IN 1886

June fifth, 1912.

Mr. Alfred Stieglitz,
291 Fifth Avenue,
New York.

Dear Stieglitz:

Many thanks for the copy of Camera Work.

I am delighted to have it, and should value it even
more if you would write <u>in</u> it for me. It is not often
that I want an inscription, but Camera Work means you,
and a line from you in pencil will be an additional re-
minder of many delightful talks.

MITCHELL KENNERLEY
PUBLISHER

THE FORUM
FOUNDED IN 1886

32 WEST FIFTY-EIGHTH STREET
NEW YORK

November second 1915

Mr. Alfred Steiglitz,
291 Fifth Avenue,
New York City.

My dear Steiglitz,

I have called to see you several times eithout success. First of all I wanted to see you, and secondly I wanted to ask you if you would review Willard Wright's "Modern Painting" for The Forum. I think it is an important book, and I know no one better qualified to give it the right word than you.

Yours faithfully,

MITCHELL KENNERLEY
PUBLISHER

THE FORUM

FOUNDED IN 1886

32 WEST FIFTY-EIGHTH STREET, 15 East 40th Street
NEW YORK

November third 1916

Alfred Stieglitz, Esquire,
291 Fifth Avenue,
New York City.

Dear Stieglitz:

Thank you for your letter of November
first, with the promise of a new number of Camera Work.
I shall certainly be glad to see it again.

I shall not publish Wright's book until January. My
work with the Anderson Galleries has forced me to neg-
lect the publishing business this Fall, but I shall get
right into it in January under very favorable conditions.

THE ANDERSON GALLERIES
[INCORPORATED]

PARK AVENUE & FIFTY-NINTH STREET
NEW YORK

February fifth 1918

Alfred Stieglitz, Esq.,
291 Fifth Avenue,
New York City.

My dear Stieglitz:

I had a bully time with you the other day and hope we may
meet again very shortly. As you know I have on hand Kehler's set of Camera
Work; that is, numbers one to thirty-six and Steichen's Supplement. I have
thought to include this in one of our sales just for the fun of seeing it any-
body wanted it, and it has occurred to me that you might be willing to catalogue
it for me. Don't you think it would be interesting to have a record of the
sale of a set of Camera Work adequately catalogued, at auction? I believe I could
interest a number of rich people in the set, which might result in a number of
inquiries that I could turn over to you.

Will you please think about this and let me know.

February fourteenth 1918

Mr. Alfred Stieglitz,
291 Madison Avenue,
New York City.

Dear Stieglitz:

Thank you for your letter. I think it will be a great
thing to get out to the world a proper description of Camera Work. Last
week we sold a copy of Milton's "Comus" for $9,200.00, and at least $3,000.00
of it was due to the description, which was not "made on the premises." We
could do it in a few minutes.dictating to my secretary, and any time that
you feel like dropping in on your way home will suit us. Won't you telephone
one day when you feel like coming, and if I am not in speak with Mr. Gildersleeve?

Yours always,

March nineteenth 1918

Mr. Alfred Stieglitz,
291 Fifth Avenue,
New York City.

Dear Stieglitz:

Within a few days I must send to the printer the manuscript
of our last important miscellaneous sale of the season, and I should like
to include Camera Work. I know that Kehler is desperately in need of money
as he has written me to let it go at any price. Could you let me have the
description by Friday?

For many months I have had it on my mind that there should be a book about
you: a study of about twenty thousand words with sixteen or more illustrations.
Not a handmade paper or volume, but a plain work-a-day volume. Temple
Scott could do it if caught in the right mood. Would you be willing to have
it done?

August fifteenth 1918

Mr. Alfred Stieglitz,
Oaklawn, Bolton Road,
near Lake George Village, N. Y.

Dear Stieglitz:

I am very glad to have your letter. I am sure to run
up to Lake George within the next two or three weeks and will let you
know.

Your things are all safe just where you left them. I have got a
carpenter coming in to fix the partitions in the basement very shortly,
but I will not move your things downstairs until the end of September.
Perhaps before then you would like to spend a week or two looking things
over in the pleasanter surroundings of upstairs. Let me know a few days
in advance of your coming and I can arrange to let you have one or two men
to move the pictures for you at any time.

September thirtieth 1918

Mr. Alfred Stieglitz,
Oaklawn, Bolton Road,
Lake George Village, New York.

Dear Stieglitz:

I was sorry not to see you. When I had finished with Mr. Bixby I had to motor to Glens Falls to catch the only train to New York, where I had to be the following day.

I want to see you as soon as you return to town about a scheme that I think will interest you. Meanwhile we have moved your belongings and put them very carefully into a bin in our catalogue room where they can stay indefinitely.

THE ANDERSON GALLERIES

[INCORPORATED]

July fifteenth 1920

Mr. Alfred Stieglitz,
Lake George, New York.

Dear S tieglitz:

Just a line to tell you that the Rodin drawings belong
to Lowie Fuller, and have been on exhibition at the C incinmati Museum.
Rosenbach has paid five hundred dollars each for about fourteen but they
will not be delivered until the Fall.

I was awfully glad to have our little talk the other afternoon.

Yours faithfully,

January tenth 1921

Mr. Alfred Stieglitz,
60 East 65th Street,
New York City.

Dear Stieglitz:

I have not seen you so must write you. Your
Exhibition can open Monday, February seventh, with an invitation
view Sunday afternoon. We will not announce it for any definite
period. You can certainly remain two weeks on the third floor,
and if we cannot stay there longer, and it seemed desirable, we
could move to another floor.

We will charge against the sales the actual disbursements, such
as printing, after which we will charge a commission of twenty-five
percent on the sales, which will be divided equally between Mr.
Grant and The Anderson Galleries. I feel very confident that there
will be a number of sales as it will be something new to the New
Yorker to buy photographs - not to mention such photographs.

MITCHELL KENNERLEY

489 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK

March seventh 1921

Dear Stieglitz,

I did not intend that any statement should be sent you, but as it got away from me you might as well see the original account, which I enclose herewith receipted.

Thank you for your letter. Very soon I will send you particulars of the numbers of Camera Work I should like.

March twenty-first 1921

Dear Stieglitz:

I have spoken with Rosenberg and he would be very happy to
have a joint sale with Hartley. I think it would be a good sporting event,
and I wish you would talk it over with Hartley and then come in to see me and
let us get down to definite details.

Here is a letter which you may care to answer.

April eleventh 1921

Dear Stieglitz:

My very old and dear friend Oliver Herford wishes to reproduce in Life (small size, about two and one-half inches high) the Matisse, reclining figure and the sculptured head of Picasso, full face, from Camera Work, August 1912. Will you please give him your permission to do so with acknowledgment to Camera Work. I cannot imagine the connection in which he wishes to use these pictures, but Oliver's good taste and discretion are absolutely reliable.

April fourteenth 1921

Dear Stieglitz:

I have now been able to make definite arrangements for the
Rosenberg-Hartley exhibition and sale. I am going to turn over the entire
third floor to this sale and the International Exhibition, Tuesday, May
tenth. The sale will take place Tuesday, May seventeenth. If you have
returned to town, will you please drop in Saturday morning and see me about
getting the Hartley pictures ready.

A friend of mine has Camera Work from No. 9 to No. 44. Would it be
possible for you to complete his set, and for how much?

May twenty-seventh 1921

Mr. Alfred Stieglitz,
60 East Sixty-fifth Street,
New York City.

Dear Stieglitz:

I am keeping the little Whitman picture and numbers seventy-four and one hundred and four. The remaining pictures on my bill are now in Dr. Riefstahl's office subject to your order. I believe Dr. Riefstahl is anxious to buy one of the pictures but I have told him he must ask you about it.

Shall I deliver these pictures up to your room or will you take them to your home?

THE ANDERSON GALLERIES

[MITCHELL KENNERLEY, PRESIDENT]
PARK AVENUE AND FIFTY-NINTH STREET
NEW YORK

October thirty-first 1921

Dear Stieglitz:

Two weeks ago, Benjamin Duveen sent over his secretary to talk to me about Rubin. Apparently, Duveen was interested and was willing to contribute to the expenses of an exhibition of his work. I told Duveen's man that I would ask you about it on your return. Have you thought anything about it since we talked it over in August?

November fourth 1921

Dear Stieglitz:

My grateful thanks for your letter. I am very proud and happy about
this book. I believe it is one of the most truthful books ever written. I am anxious
to know how you feel about it.

THE ANDERSON GALLERIES

December twelfth 1922

Mr. Alfred Stieglitz
60 East 65th Street
New York City

Dear Stieglitz:

I have not answered your letter because I have hoped to see you and have been hopelessly busy. This is just a line to acknowledge your letter and to say that I look forward to seeing you very shortly. I envy Rosenfeld his possession of Camera Work. There was no bid over ten dollars on Camera Notes so I bought them in. Shall I deliver the volumes to you?

Yours faithfully,

January fifth 1924

Dear Stieglitz:

Evans has written me for a copy of Mss. No. 3
containing "Can a Photograph Have the Significance of Art?"
May I have a copy to send to him?

I hear that the Salons of America have been to see Grant
about renting a gallery!

I expect to see Quinn this afternoon and get a decision about
his exhibition.

THE ANDERSON GALLERIES

August fourth 1924

Mr. Alfred Stieglitz,
Lake George, N. Y.

Dear Stieglitz:

Just a line to acknowledge receipt of your letter
of August third. I have been spending the weekend with A. Edward
Newton. Belle Greene went along and it was very interesting.

No: I am sure I shall not be one of the Quinn executors.

The will has not yet been read, but I know that two of the executors
are the National Bank of Commerce, and his secretary, Mr. Curtin,
a fine fellow and a friend of mine. The third executor is an
unmentionable person!

I am beginning conferences tonight and shall fight for a sale
in New York and expect to win. It will be a great thing for
America, and on the whole the best thing for the Estate. The
pictures form at least ninety per cent of his estate and must be
sold at once, excepting certain pictures which have been willed
to his sister and museums. I shall write you from time to time
what is happening.

I am glad that G. O. is on the mend. Please give her my love.

August twenty-eighth 1924

Dear Stieglitz:

I am glad that I sent you Arts and Decoration. My first thought was that you would surely have a copy and it was only after putting it aside for two or three weeks that I finally addressed it to you. I think Eglington is writing today better than any of the others. Tomorrow I will mail you a copy of the International Studio in which he mentions O'Keeffe.

I am very much interested in what you say about Eastman's paper. It is the same with many other things. Quality does not seem to mean anything to the new generation.

"The Circus" was the only picture Quinn gave away. It will not be settled for two weeks, when two of the executors return from their vacations, but I feel confident that I shall get the sale. My proposal is to have a Memorial Exhibition of everything from December fifteenth to January fifteenth, with a complete illustrated catalogue, and then to divide into three or four sales a week apart. I believe that out of this Memorial Exhibition would be born a modern gallery in New York which would buy a number of the Quinn pictures as a nucleus. The idea of selling in Paris has been eliminated as have been innumerable other ideas...

I am confident that I could make this sale the most sensational and successful ever held in America, and after it I shall be willing to retire.

With love to you both,

THE ANDERSON GALLERIES

September sixth 1924

Dear Stieglitz:

Two of the Quinn executors are with me one hundred per cent. The third executor is the National Bank of Commerce, and the ignorant young man in charge is impressed by the size of the de luxe edition of the Salomon catalogue issued by the A. A. A.

The two executors who are with me realize that if the collection is sold by the A. A. A. it will bring fifty per cent less than if it is sold by me. They have asked me, however, if I will get one or two opinions from outsiders, which they can quote in their talks with Executor Number Three. Will you please write me a letter along these lines, saying what you thought of the way they handled the Kelekian sale, and how much more it would have brought here, and commenting in a general way on the antagonism to Modern Art which pervades the entire establishment.

THE ANDERSON GALLERIES

September tenth 1924

Mr. Alfred Stieglitz
Lake George, N. Y.

Dear Stieglitz:

Thank you for your splendid letter, which I
found last night on my return from Philadelphia. It is
just what I wanted, and I would not have changed a word.

I agree with you that it is very stupid of them even to
consider the A.A.A., but the situation is peculiar. There
are three executors. One of them, Curtin, was Quinn's
managing clerk, and is a dear sweet fellow who is all for
me, but looks upon the other two executors as his superiors.
The second executor is Maurice Leon, a lawyer who is a pro-
tegé of Jusserand, the French Ambassador, and during the war
capitalized this relationship to such an extent that he was
mistakenly considered the representative of the French gov-
ernment. That is what got Quinn. He is taking his duties
as executor very seriously, but was the first one to realize
that the collection should not be sent to Paris. Leon is
now with me, and I am lunching with him on Thursday.

The third executor is the National Bank of Commerce, who
are represented by different young men who know nothing but
wish to assert their authority. After lunching with Leon
on Thursday, I propose to go above the heads of these young
men -- with your letter in my pocket!

I am enclosing a statement I prepared about two weeks ago,
which please put in an envelope and return to me.

When do you think, in the ordinary course of events, you
will return to New York?

October nineteenth 1925

Dear Stieglitz:

I am very pleased to have your letter and to know
that you will be with us in about three weeks.

I am rushed but cheerful and well. This week I expect to buy
out our biggest stockholder outside of myself. We shall have a
very big year. Two of my people from the Leverhulme house arriv-
ed this morning more enthusiastic than when I left them. They
talked three millions - if it brings half that I shall be satis-
fied.

I am lunching with Mrs. Whitney on Wednesday to arrange to
show her complete collection of pictures, ancient and modern,
from May 15th until the weather gets too hot.

I read "Dark Laughter" on the steamer. I was moved by the
writing but not by the story, which did not seem to me to get
anywhere. Life is not quite like that.

With love to you both,

THE ANDERSON GALLERIES

June twenty-ninth 1926

Dear Stieglitz:

It was nice to see your handwriting yesterday morning and
to know that you were back in Lake George.

Do you remember telling me about an article by Lawrence replying to
Norman Douglas about Magnus that you said appeared in The New Republic?
They tell me at the office of The N. R. that they did not print such an
article; nor do The Nation know anything about it. I shall be grateful
if when you feel like it you would let me know if you can where it really
appeared. I don't want to miss it.

Every yours,

THE ANDERSON GALLERIES, PARK AVENUE & FIFTY-NINTH STREET, NEW YORK

FRIDAY 22 APRIL 1927

MEMORANDUM TO MR. STIEGLITZ

WILL YOU BE ABLE TO LET ME KNOW WHEN MRS. KERFOOT RETURNS TO AMERICA AND
WHAT WILL BE DONE WITH HIS COLLECTIONS? I SHOULD THINK SHE WOULD BE MORE
THAN LIKELY TO SELL OUT. IT WOULD MAKE A GREAT AUCTION SALE.

M.K.

June twenty-first 1928

Dear Stieglitz:

I was pleased to receive your letter and also to hear from
O'Keeffe and to know that you are both cheerful.

I am going to Chicago tomorrow, returning to New York Sunday, and sail
in a few days. I expect to be back in America about August fourteenth
and to go out west.

I did not ask Genthe and Eglington to come to see the pictures. It was
not easily convenient, and Eglington is hard work • • •. I may get
hold of Genthe today. Anyway I think I shall stay another winter, probably
at The Savoy Plaza. I do not want to appear to run away.

Thank you for The New Republic, which I have put in my bag to read on
the train to Chicago.

Mr Alfred Stieglitz
hakel George
ny. U.S.A.

THE ANDERSON GALLERIES

September sixth 1928

Mr. Alfred Stieglitz,
Lake George, N.Y.

Dear Stieglitz:

I enclose receipt of the Lincoln Warehouse Corporation.

I was very glad to receive your letter. We are holding our own. The end is in sight. I have received a wonderful letter about the Lilies which are in Reno and will send it to you shortly. The others are now at the Sherry-Netherland which is an extraordinary place. It is as quiet as a church - at least the rooms I have are. I was careful not to get on Fifth Avenue or 59th Street.

I wish you would write me more about the Lawrence book. I read it at night without a bookmark and I am sure I missed many pages. Also I jumped it, intending to read it again carefully. I thought there were some splendid things in it but I felt the characters were not differentiated and I did not like the talk in the early pages of the silly society men preceding the real story.

I would rather have nothing to say about exhibiting the Lawrence paintings at the Galleries. I would rather you and Grant decided. I don't want to decide anything during the coming season. The boys here have a pretty good idea of what I want and I am leaving it to them.

I am considering taking over both businesses but it has got to come naturally, which I think it will do.

When do you expect to return to New York?

encl.

THE
ANDERSON GALLERIES

489 PARK AVENUE
AT FIFTY-NINTH STREET
NEW YORK, N. Y.

MITCHELL KENNERLEY

660 MADISON

480 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK

REgent 4 - 4051

Mr. Alfred Stieglitz,
509 Madison Avenue,
New York

Dear Alfred:

Mr. Canavan has brought me your message.

I appreciate your desire to help.

I cannot tell you what a relief it will be to me if
the pictures go back to you. It would be cruel for them
to get into the hands of a dealer.

Mr. Canavan says you will pay $3,000 cash and give a
note for $2,000 due in September, but it would have to be
a four months' note for me to discount it, as the banks
will not discount beyond that period.

Whatever happened I had intended to keep one picture -
the small lily on red. I can always carry it with me.
May I keep it? I can deliver the pictures this after-
noon.

MITCHELL KENNERLEY

660 MADISON AVENUE 480 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK

Telephone : REgent 4-4051

February tenth, 1931

Dear Alfred:

Please loan me the two Lilies for a few days,
and I will return them and the Hickory Leaves. Some
months ago I borrowed some money on the contents of my apart-
ment and everything was listed. The note is due February
twenty-third, and I am now negotiating the sale of some books
and the John picture of Morley to take care of it. When I
delivered the pictures to you, I thought I should close this
deal out the same day, but, on account of illness, it has been
postponed. The man who loaned me the money - he is a
banker - wants to come in to see me today or tomorrow and I
want the pictures to be there.

I am hoping not to have to sell any O'Keeffe's, as I
want to give them to Vassar College.

I think when I turn this corner things will be easier,
as I have some constructive plans.

(over)

MITCHELL KENNERLEY

480 PARK AVENUE 660 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK

June nineteenth, 1931

Dear Alfred:

The following notes are missing:

Note due July 1, 1930 $1000.
" " August 10, 1930 400.
" " August 15, 1930 1000.
" " October 1, 1930 1000.
" " November 15, 1930 1000.
" " January 1, 1931 1000.

also the check for $3400. which I sent you
to take care of the four notes that I was
not able to pay.

No doubt these notes and the check were
given to your bank for collection.

I am writing you this letter simply as
a matter of record.

AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION
ANDERSON GALLERIES · INC

30 EAST 57TH STREET · NEW YORK

CABLE ADDRESSES
ARTGAL OR ANDAUCTION

March 17th 1938

Dear Alfred,

I should have written you many, many months - if not
years - ago but I was sure you would not misunderstand my
silence.

I am sending you a copy of the catalogue of the Cort-
landt F. Bishop Library, Part One. I still have the letter
you wrote me about the Kern catalogue. This one is better.
I believe it is the best auction catalogue ever issued.

It is great fun being back. I have brought over my
old shelves from 489! It will not be complete until you
and O'Keeffe come to see me.

With love to you both.

Yours as ever,

Mr. Alfred Stieglitz