The Collection of Alfred Stieglitz. Fifty Pioneers of Modern Photography

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art/ The Viking Press, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. In addition to being one of the preeminent American photographers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Alfred Stieglitz was an avid collector of the works of other photographers. From 1894-1910, he collected over 650 prints from a variety of photographers. He donated 400 of these to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1939, and the balance was given in a bequest to the museum in 1949. Photographers included in the collection include Edward Steichen, Gertrude Kasebier, Baron de Meyer, Ansel Adams, Eliot Porter, and Julia Margaret Cameron. This substantial volume was produced by Weston Naef, who was Associate Curator of Prints and Photographs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It includes a black-and-white reproduction of all the photographs in the Stieglitz Collection, some full-page and many in smaller size. It also includes details about, and portraits and signatures of each of the painters. This is a prolific work. 4to. Brown cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Bumped corners. Crease to spine book cloth; binding is unaffected by this and remains very tight. Pristine interior with bright text filled with B&W photographic reproductions. Includes errata slip to rear. Maroon illustrated dj with white title to spine and front panels. Minor wear to edges and corners of jackets. Index, 529 pp. A nice copy. PHOTO/011405.