own, the Photo Secession. The focus of the Photo Secession was the advancement of pictorial photography. Stieglitz being the leader gathered a talented group of American photographers headed toward the same common goal, to demonstrate photography as an art form( Lowe 54). This was the first of many Photo Secession shows through which Stieglitz set out and demonstrated photography as an art. Their first Photo Secession exhibition was held at the National Arts Club in New York. Photo Secession shows were supported by galleries all over the world as well as Stieglitz's own gallery. All these events were reported in Stieglitz's weekly magazine Camera Work, which Stieglitz founded, edited, and published in fifty volumes from its beginning in 1903 until its end in 1917. Although the Photo Secession group never dissolved, it gradually diminished as an organized group. Stieglitz continued to show new photographic work when he believed it was important. It was all part of his fight for photography, but the battleground and the participants had changed. In 1917 when Stieglitz was 54 years old Georgia O'Keeffe arrived in New York (see pict.1). This event would change Stieglitz's life forever. Stieglitz at first didn't know Georgia personally but showed her pictures at his gallery "291". They would later meet during one of Georgia's shows. Soon after they meet, Alfred took Georgia up to the Stieglitz home at Lake George in the Adirondack Mountains. Soon Stieglitz was one of Georgia's most eager supporters, arranging shows even selling ...
