Photo-Secession: Meaning and Definition of

Pho•to-Se•ces•sion

Pronunciation: (fō"tō-si-sesh'un), [key]
— n.
  1. an association of photographers founded in New York City in 1902 by Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Steichen that advocated the development and public recognition of photography as a fine art.
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