The Firefly Seeley, George  (American, 1880-1955)

George Seeley, almost as young as Alvin Langdon Coburn, was a relative latecomer to the Photo-Secession, joining the group in 1907. The next year he had a one-person exhibition at the Photo-Secession galleries. The enigmatic quality of Seeley’s work is evident in the otherworldly figure and auras of light in The Firefly. [1]

Reproduced / Exhibited

Doty, Robert M. Photo-secession: Photography As a Fine Art. N.Y: Eastman, 1960. plate XXII

Peterson, Christian A. Camera Work: Process & Image : [exhibition, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, August 31-November 3, 1985, Seattle, Seattle Art Museum, November 22, 1985-February 2, 1986]. Minneapolis: Minneapolis Institute of arts, 1985. p. 67.

Witkin, , London, and Shestack. The Photograph Collector’s Guide. London: Secker & Warburg, 1979. p. 215

Philadelphia Museum of Art 1966-205-20(1)

Orsay PHO 1981 26 27

References

[1] Peterson, Christian A. Camera Work: Process & Image : [exhibition, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, August 31-November 3, 1985, Seattle, Seattle Art Museum, November 22, 1985-February 2, 1986]. Minneapolis: Minneapolis Institute of arts, 1985. p. 67.