Caffin is saying that Stieglitz might shock or alienate his audience by showing this new, radical and unusual photography. Stieglitz's intent is to provide food for thought, create questions and interest, and then get them talking. Caffin describes Stieglitz as a “pioneer.” Stieglitz believes his audience “should be happy to see the photographs and won't be able to see them anywhere else in New York.” (Caffin 1912 in Stieglitz and Roberts, 1997) Stieglitz's belief in the value and importance of modern art and photography was risky indeed, but since he had seen its admiration and importance in Europe, he must have felt that the American public needed visibility and therefore education in this new form of