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Paul Strand: The Life And Work Of The Artist To those who view Paul Strand’s photographs, it becomes clear that he was a master of the art form. His attention to detail and quality along with his high regard for craftsmanship provided his work with a unique and engrossing aesthetic. To those who study Strand, it becomes clear that he is a man with an elusive appeal, a living dichotomy. This is true with regards to his omittance of projects he felt were important at their conception while discussing his life’s work, his partnership with and imitation of certain artists and denial of the full scope of their influence on him, and his love and pursuit of American symbolism and later self-imposed exile from America. Strand’s early work began in 1907 during his attendance of the Ethical Culture School in New York City. A new class dealing with photography had just been introduced at the school that same year by professor Lewis N. Hine. He had worked hard to convince the school’s administration of the art form’s legitimacy. Strand enrolled in his class the following year. (Rosenblaum 32) Hine took the class to visit the Photo-Secession gallery at 291 Fifth Avenue. strand, work, stieglitz, new, time, strand’s, rosenblaum, rebecca, later, friendship, relationship, photography, own, city, artist, art, very, series, portraits, o’keefe, club, world, style, personal, gallery, class, aesthetic, two, through, portrait, point, pictures, photographs, part