I am going to stop putting my pictures on the Internet for a spell. Of course I shall continue making them, and working on them—great pleasure for me there—but I will just tuck them away on my hard drives.
Alfred Stieglitz came into possession, through a friend, of a group of Georgia O’Keeffe’s BW charcoal drawings, what she called her “Specials”. He was so impressed that he hung them in a back room, out of sight to gallery goers, of his gallery 291. A short time later, without O’Keefe’s permission or knowledge, he hung them on exhibit in the gallery. On learning that her charcoals were on display at 291, O’Keefe stormed into the gallery, demanding that Stieglitz take them down. Stieglitz told her, “You have no more right to withhold those pictures ....than to withdraw a child from the world.”
@Your Name Here Stieglitz did believe it would interfere with her art but not at the time referenced by the story. He had only a vague remembrance if any, of meeting her at that point. So, an apt story.
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Nuts. But... I'll second Mike's comment.
Alfred Stieglitz came into possession, through a friend, of a group of Georgia O’Keeffe’s BW charcoal drawings, what she called her “Specials”. He was so impressed that he hung them in a back room, out of sight to gallery goers, of his gallery 291. A short time later, without O’Keefe’s permission or knowledge, he hung them on exhibit in the gallery. On learning that her charcoals were on display at 291, O’Keefe stormed into the gallery, demanding that Stieglitz take them down. Stieglitz told her, “You have no more right to withhold those pictures ....than to withdraw a child from the world.”
Good story, don’t you think?
Enjoy your down time Tyler, and thanks for the inspirational work.
@Your Name Here
Stieglitz did believe it would interfere with her art but not at the time referenced by the story. He had only a vague remembrance if any, of meeting her at that point.
So, an apt story.
David,
Sounds like the politicians currently driving the U.S. government; they have conveniently selective remembrances, too.
Overall, I believe that men >do not< have any right to control women—period. And that includes, but is not limited to, reproduction.
T.
Be missing your visions. Hope to see them again soon!
J.
You will be missed.
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