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Cover Design for "291" (journal)

1915
Not on view
De Zayas, Paul Haviland, and Agnes Ernst Meyer started the journal 291 in 1915, with later input from Francis Picabia. It existed for eleven months, from March 1915 to February 1916, and included short articles, poems, and artistic statements, paired with reproductions of artwork by the most avant-garde artists affiliated with the gallery 291. As Stieglitz recalled years later, de Zayas, Haviland, and Meyer felt that World War I had "put a damper on everything" and "that 291 [the gallery] should publish a monthly devoted to the most modern art and satire . . . [to] bring some new life into 291." Acting as artist, editor, writer, and publisher, de Zayas played an integral part in the conception and running of the periodical. This drawing, which represents an abstract caricature of Stieglitz and his camera, was used as the cover design of the first issue.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cover Design for "291" (journal)
  • Artist: Marius de Zayas (Mexican, Veracruz 1880–1961 Stamford, Connecticut)
  • Date: 1915
  • Medium: Black ink, watercolor, graphite, and white correction fluid with collage of cut paper on board
  • Dimensions: 27 1/2 in. × 21 in. (69.9 × 53.3 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.70.212
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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Alfred Stieglitz, L'accoucheur d'idées (The Midwife to Ideas), Marius de Zayas Mexican, Charcoal and graphite on paper
Alfred Stieglitz, L'accoucheur d'idées (The Midwife to Ideas)
Marius de Zayas
ca. 1908–9
Sadakichi Hartmann, Marius de Zayas Mexican, Brush and black ink, ink wash, and watercolor with graphite on paper mounted on paperboard
Sadakichi Hartmann
Marius de Zayas
ca. 1910–11
Edward Steichen, Marius de Zayas Mexican, Brush and pen and black ink, ink wash, watercolor, copper metallic paint, and graphite on paper
Edward Steichen
Marius de Zayas
1910
Clarence White, Marius de Zayas Mexican, Charcoal and graphite on paper
Clarence White
Marius de Zayas
1908–9
Max Weber, Marius de Zayas Mexican, Brush and black ink, opaque watercolor, watercolor, and copper metallic paint over graphite on paper
Max Weber
Marius de Zayas
ca. 1910

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