Stieglitz on Photography: His Selected Essays and Notes

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The parts of this book that deal with the technical processes of photography - making prints, the earliest color photos, etc - are highly detailed and probably really interesting if you develop your own negatives. The earliest writings are fun, recounting Stieglitz' youthful trips around Europe and his enthusiasm for taking pictures. Later on, it gets bogged down in "Who's allowed in my clubhouse" type articles, which are not fascinating unless you're a huge Stieglitz fan. For example, I wish he would have written about why he abandoned his early Pictorialism so I could get a better understanding of what Stieglitz believed a good photo to be. But his prose is fun, opinionated, and easy reading.The book itself is printed on heavy, glossy paper. That works well for the photos, and surely keeps the book in good shape for years if one wants to re-read it. It's a little weird for the prose, which is most of the book, but it does present the photos themselves well.

Just what one expects from the title and it doesn't disappoint...

If you're interested in the history of photography this is pretty much one of the better reads. It gives you Stieglitz full-on in his own writings, lets you see how his thinking evolves and what he was actually valuing / promoting in his art and the art of others. He is sometimes infuriating but always interesting. Kind of a slog to get through but well worth it when you're done.

good price, good condition, wonderful window into the historic events in the early 20th century, from the point of view of a major participant.

A typically well-designed book from Aperture. Hardback: quarter-cloth over boards with dustjacket. 285 pp on heavy stock. 2.5 pounds. B&w full-page illustrations throughout.Over 40 entries of Stieglitz prose including "A Plea for Art Photography in America," "My Favorite Picture," "Night Photography," "Collectors and Artists' Proofs," "Simplicity in Composition," "The New Color Photography," "Steichen's Morgan and the Metropolitan," "I Photograph the Flatiron Building," and a couple of pieces on Photo-SecessionWith "Bibliography of the Published Writings of Alfred Stieglitz Compiled, With a Preface by Sarah Greenough, a "General Bibliography," introduction, index.