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While the brief run of 291 the magazine never produced a manifesto, its predecessor, Close Up contained a powerfully idealized description of what the gallery and community of 291 had come to mean. These responses by Eugene Meyer to Stieglitz’ “What is ‘291’?” were printed in the January 1915 issue of Close Up:
“An oasis of real freedom –
A sturdy Islet of enduring independence in the besetting seas of Commercialism
and Convention –
A rest – when wearied
A stimulant – when dulled
A Relief –
A Negation of Preconceptions
A Forum for Wisdom and for Folly
A safety valve for repressed ideas –
An Eye Opener
A Test –
A Solvent
A Victim and an Avenger.”
(Whelan, 337-338)
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