In this first in-depth study, Homer draws upon interviews and much other unpublished material to examine the careers of Eduard Steichen, Gertrude Kasebier, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Clarence White, and others, and tells how their union under the compelling leadership of Stieglitz changed the course of American photography. The author treats in detail the origins and aesthetic principles of the Photo-Secession, its connections with European modernist artists and photographers, and contemporary critical reaction to their work and their influence. Cloth-bound hardcover in pictorial dust jacket. 180 pages; 103 b&w photos; 9 x 11 inches. Bibliography, index, notes, two appendices.