Paul L. Rosenfeld

Born in New York City, Paul Leopold Rosenfeld was reared in the city’s well-established German Jewish milieu. Having received his bachelor’s degree from Yale University in 1912, Rosenfeld went on to the School of Journalism at Columbia University for his graduate work, subsequently beginning a prolific career as a journalist and music critic. Rosenfeld met Alfred Stieglitz around 1915 and became involved with the latter’s artistic circle. Though often discussed as a protégé of Stieglitz, Rosenfeld maintained his own network of artists whom he promoted and patronized. During World War I, Rosenfeld coedited the short-lived but influential arts magazine The Seven Arts, and throughout his career, he contributed articles to journals including the New Republic and the Nation. He died in New York City.