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Franz Goerke: 1856-1931

The following is a brief Wikipedia summary of the editor and publishers involvement with Die Kunst in der Photographie:

Between 1897 and 1908, Goerke published 66 independent art sheets under the name “Die Kunst in der Photographie,” in which images by amateur photographers such as Hugo Henneberg and Alfred Stieglitz were published. Looking back, Rolf H. Krauss wrote about these art sheets: “This publication may well be the most important and valuable documentation of art photography in the German language but, because of its rarity, has remained virtually unknown.” From 1897 to 1903, six issues were published per year. From 1904 to 1907, the art sheets were published quarterly. The last year included eight independent issues. The publications were not bound, but were held together with thin cardboard. The art sheets contained a comparison of text and images in the front section. In the back part there are only the large-format heliogravures, double-chromatic gum prints and oil prints that are characteristic of the art photography movement. Goerke’s foreword states that the content of the first year was dedicated to the Camera Club in Vienna, the Berlin clubs , the Photo Club in Paris, the Association de Belge de Photographie and the Linked Ring . A lively exchange between the clubs was important to Goerke. -Wikipedia (2025)  continues…