Paul Haviland and Marius de Zayas

In a rare self-portrait, de Zayas (at right) stands next to the French photographer Paul Burty Haviland (1880–1950). Both Haviland and de Zayas met Stieglitz in 1907. In addition to exhibiting his photographs at 291, Haviland became one of the gallery's financial backers and acted as its secretary and liaison with French artists. De Zayas captures their features with a few sure brushstrokes. Standing erect beside a casually slouching Haviland, de Zayas portrays himself as a debonair man-about-town. The two men were close associates at 291 and often contributed articles and artwork to Camera Work. In 1913 they co-authored a treatise on modern art, A Study of the Modern Evolution of Plastic Expression, that was published by the gallery with funds provided by Haviland. Their collaboration, which continued for two more years before Haviland moved to France in 1915, resulted in a new periodical, 291, and the opening of the Modern Gallery.