The Linked Ring-
The Linked ring started in the late 19th early 20th century. It was also called the “Brotherhood of the Linked Ring.” The Linked Ring was formed by Henry Peach Robinson in May of 1892. The Brotherhood had a logo and it was three interlinked rings, which were meant to represent the Masonic belief of Good, True, and Beautiful. I love their art work. The pictures amazed me. I find them all very interesting. The whole reason for stating this was because Henry wanted to have a means of bringing together artist who were interested in the development of the highest form of art in which photography is capable of. Here are the names of the few famous artists that were in the Brotherhood of the Linked Ring from the beginning.
• William Smedley-Aston
• Frank Sutcliffe
• Frederick H. Evans
• Paul Martin
• Alvin Langdon Coburn
• Frederick Hollyer
• J.B.B Wellington
• Richard Keene
Those were the few people that were in this at the beginning, but later, Americans:
• Alfred Stieglitz
• Clarence H. White
They became members of the Brotherhood of the Linked Ring also. There were two female photographers that were joined with the Brotherhood of the Linked Ring at some point. Zaida Ben-Yusuf was a part of the group in the 1890s. She exhibited at the annual shows during the 1890s. Although, it was not until the 1900, that two other female photographers became the first elected female members of the Brotherhood of the Linked Ring.
• Gertrude Kasebier
• Carine Cadby
The Brotherhood of the Linked Ring started publishing The Linked Ring Papers, in 1896. They were circulated annually to members until 1909. The paper was to promote and talk about the practice of fine art. A Photographic Salon was held annually in which members work was shown. Then in 1910 photography was accepted as a fine art, and the Brotherhood was left with little display.
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