History of Photography. New Mexico Studies in the Fine Arts. History of Photography Issue.

Volume II, 1977. Edited by Nicolai Cikovsky, Jr. Includes Beaumont Newhall on the 1929 Deutsche Werkbund exhibit, “Film und Foto,” Sarah E. Greenough on "Alfred Stieglitz and the Opponents of the Photo-Secession," Roger Hull on how Rudolf Eickemeyer, Jr. was excluded from the Photo-Secession, Bill Jay on the photos of Cecil Victor Shadbolt (1859-1892) from a balloon, and “Footnotes” on the history of photography by Thomas F. Barrow and Peter S. Walch. Wraps, 36 pages, illustrated, very good with a few crimps on covers.  Summary:

New Mexico Studies in the Fine Arts: History of Photography Issue (Volume II, 1977) is a specialized academic monograph published by the University of New Mexico's Department of Art and Art History under the editorship of art historian Nicolai Cikovsky, Jr. Conceived as a scholarly forum during a decade when photography was rapidly gaining formal recognition within art history departments, this volume dedicates its entire second issue to deep historical and critical analysis of the photographic medium.

The publication functions as a curated compendium of essays and research papers penned by art historians, critics, and advanced scholars affiliated with the university's renowned photography program. Rather than offering a generalized survey, Volume II presents focused, granular investigations into specific socio-political movements and canonical conflicts within American photography. Notable scholarly contributions within the issue examine institutional dynamics and early modernism, featuring deep dives into the strategic rivalries of the Pictorialist movement—such as Alfred Stieglitz's calculated maneuvers against the opponents of the Photo-Secession—alongside dedicated examinations of the shifting politics of early twentieth-century exhibition spaces, exemplified by the career and strategic choices of photographer Rudolf Eickemeyer, Jr.