Willard Huntington Wright

“ He is an influence; an influence for which, even if photography were not concerned, we should be grateful, but which, as it is, we photographers can never perhaps justly estimate.” After this frank admission the magazine adds: “Stieglitz — too big a man to need any ‘defense’ — has been considerably misunderstood and misrepresented, and, in so far as this is so, photographers and photography itself are the losers.” ”

“ American photography is going to be the ruling note throughout the world unless others bestir themselves; indeed, the Photo-Secession (American) pictures have already captured the highest places in the esteem of the civilized world. Hardly an exhibition of first importance is anywhere held without a striking collection of American work, brought together and sent by Mr. Alfred Stieglitz. ”

“ This is the entire consideration given to Diesel, with his “interesting” engine, despite the fact that the British Government sent to Germany for him in order to investigate his invention!
Few names in the history of modern invention stand as high as Wright, Wilbur. To them can be attributed the birth of the airplane. In 1908, to use the words of an eminent authority, “the Wrights brought out their biplanes and practically taught the world to fly.” ”

“ Hinton's own article in the Britannica. And though — again according to this magazine — Stieglitz is “too big a man to need any ‘defense,’” I cannot resist defending him here; for the whole petty, personal and degrading affair is characteristic of the Encyclopædia Britannica's contemptible treatment of America and Americans. ”