This book is a study of the beginnings of the modernist tradition in American culture, with special emphasis on the interchange of Americans with modernism in Europe. The first section discusses American precursors of modernism including Whistler, William and Henry James, and James Gibbons Huneker. There is a section on the influence of specific US cities on modernism. The final section concentrates on the interaction of Americans in European culture, first in London (with emphasis on Ezra Pound), Paris (the photographer Edward Steichen and the Stein family), and finally New York (the salon scene and the 1913 Armory Show of modern art). 'The assimilation of material from Europe and America, from literature, art, philosophy and photography is often breathtaking, demonstrating a breadth of research seldom witnessed. For anyone seeking a history of the relationship between European and American Modernism, this book will be indispensable.' Christopher Gair, University of Nottingham, American Studies, Volume 28, Part 2 - 1994