Literary admirers of Alfred Stieglitz

234 Pages·1983·1.72 MB·English

by  F. Richard Thomas

title: Literary Admirers of Alfred Stieglitz
author: Thomas, F. Richard.
publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
isbn10 | asin: 080931097X
print isbn13: 9780809310975
ebook isbn13: 9780585186634
language: English
American literature--20th century--History
and criticism, Photography in literature,
Stieglitz, Alfred,--1864-1946--Influence,
subject
Stein, Gertrude,--1874-1946--Criticism and
interpretation, Williams, William Carlos,-
-1883-1963--Criticism and interpretation, C
publication date: 1983
lcc: PS228.P48T5 1983eb
ddc: 810/.9/0052
American literature--20th century--History
and criticism, Photography in literature,
Stieglitz, Alfred,--1864-1946--Influence,
subject:
Stein, Gertrude,--1874-1946--Criticism and
interpretation, Williams, William Carlos,-
-1883-1963--Criticism and interpretation, C
Page i
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Literary Admirers of Alfred Stieglitz
F. Richard Thomas
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY PRESS
Carbondale and Edwardsville
Copyright © 1983 by the Board of Trustees,
Southern Illinois University
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Thomas, F. Richard.
Literary admirers of Alfred Stieglitz.
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
1. American literature20th centuryHistory and criticism. 2. Photography in literature. 3.
Stieglitz, Alfred, 18641946Influence. 4. Stein, Gertrude, 18741946Criticism and interpretation.
5. Williams, William Carlos, 18831963Criticism and interpretation. 6. Crane, Hart, 18991932
Criticism and interpretation. 7. Anderson, Sherwood, 18761941Criticism and interpretation. I.
Title.
PS228.P48T5 1983 810'.9'0052 82-10543
ISBN 0-8093-1097-X
83 84 85 86 4 3 2 1
Excerpts used in the text are quoted with permission from:
The book Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson Copyright © 1961 by Viking Penguin Inc.
The book A Story Teller's Story by Sherwood Anderson, Ed. Ray Lewis White, 1924, by the
Sherwood Anderson Estate. Copyright © 1968 by The Press of Case Western Reserve
University.
The book The Complete Poems and Selected Letters and Prose of Hart Crane
Weber, Copyright 1933, © 1958, 1966 by Liveright Publishing Corporation. World rights
granted by Laurence Pollinger, Ltd.
granted by Laurence Pollinger, Ltd.
The poem "Lines Sent to Alfred Stieglitz, July 4, 1923" by Hart Crane by the Hart Crane
Estate, David Mann, Literary Executor.
The book Gertrude Stein and the Present by Allegra Stewart Copyright © 1967 by Harvard
University Press.
The book Portraits and Prayers by Gertrude Stein, 1934, by the Estate of Gertrude Stein.
The book Selected Writings by Gertrude Stein 1945, © 1972 Random House, Inc., Edited by
Carl Van Vechten.
The chapter "When a Man Goes Down" from Autobiography by William Carlos Williams
Copyright 1951 by New Directions.
The poem "Bird" from Pictures from Bruegbel and Other Poems by William Carlos Williams
Copyright © 1962 by New Directions.
The poems "The Locust Tree in Flower," "The Red Wheelbarrow," "Between Walls," and "The
Attic Which Is Desire" from The Collected Earlier Poems by William Carlos Williams
Copyright 1938 by New Directions.
The poem "The Yellow Chimney" from The Collected Later Poems by William Carlos
Williams Copyright 1944 by William Carlos Williams. Published by New Directions.
An earlier version of the chapter on Hart Crane appears as "Hart Crane, Alfred Stieglitz, and
Camera Photography," Centennial Review, 21 (Summer 1977), 294310.
Portions of this book were previously published as an article, "Photography and Literature: An
Introduction to Stieglitz and His Literary Admirers, "Journal of American Culture
1981), 14448.
Page v
for John Mills
artist, scientist, seeker of quality
Page vii
Contents
List of Illustrations ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Photography and Alfred Stieglitz (18641946) 1
Gertrude Stein (18741946) 17
William Carlos Williams (18831963) 33
Hart Crane (18991932) 49
Sherwood Anderson (18761941) 65
Conclusion 79
Notes 87
Selective Bibliography 93
Index 99
Page ix
List of Illustrations
(Following Page 32)
Edward J. Steichen. "Alfred Stieglitz at '291,'" 1915. Plate
1.
Alfred Stieglitz. "Portrait of Dorothy Norman," c. 1932. Plate
2.
Edward J. Steichen. "Self Portrait," 1902. Plate
3.
Edward J. Steichen. "Sunday Papers," c. 1922. Plate
4.
Roger Pfingston. "Boys Club Football," 1977; "Water Plate
Slide," 1980; "Two Horses," 1978; "Clouds, Library, 5ag.
Hoopeston, Illinois," 1975; ''Brett," 1976; "After
Running," 1977; "The Necklace," 1980.
Charles Sheeler. "Drive Wheels," 1939. (Photograph) Plate
6a.
Charles Sheeler. "Rolling Power," 1939, (Painting) Plate
6b.
Alfred Stieglitz. "Equivalent, Mountains and Sky, Lake Plate
George," 1924. 7.
Alfred Stieglitz. "Equivalent," 1930. Plate
8.
Alfred Stieglitz. From Georgia O'Keeffe: A Portrait, Plate
Plate 31, 1918. 9.
Alfred Stieglitz. From Georgia O'Keeffe: A Portrait, Plate
Plate 23, 1921. 10.