Edward Steichen

American · 1879–1973 · Painter, Printmaker

Edward Jean Steichen was a Luxembourgish American photographer, painter and curator and a pioneer of fashion photography. His gown images for the magazine Art et Décoration in… (Wikipedia)

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Edward Jean Steichen was a Luxembourgish American photographer, painter and curator and a pioneer of fashion photography. His gown images for the magazine Art et Décoration in 1911 were the first modern fashion photographs to be published. From 1923 to 1938, Steichen served as chief photographer for the Condé Nast magazines Vogue and Vanity Fair, designating him the "greatest living portrait photographer" even as he turned to painting. Steichen worked for many advertising agencies, including J. Walter Thompson. During these years, Steichen was regarded as the most popular and highest-paid photographer in the world.

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Born 1879, BivangeDied 1973, ReddingOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, PhotographerWikidata Q313899 ↗ULAN 500000431 ↗Museum works 9

pictorialism

Also known as Edouard J. Steichen, Edouard Jean Steichen, Edowado Sutaiken, Edowadpo Sutaiken, Eduard J. Steichen, Eduard Jean Steichen, Eduard Steichen, Eduoard J. Steichen and 2 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Edward Steichen, The Pond—Moonlight — **The Pond—Moonlight**1904
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Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Edward Steichen, Le Tournesol (The Sunflower) — **Le Tournesol (The Sunflower)**1920
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Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Edward Steichen, Isadora Duncan in the Parthenon, Athens — **Isadora Duncan in the Parthenon, Athens**1921
Toledo Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Toledo Museum of Art

Edward Steichen, Moonlit Pond, Mamaronek — **Moonlit Pond, Mamaronek**
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Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Edward Steichen, Road into the Valley -- Moonrise — **Road into the Valley -- Moonrise**1906
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Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Edward Steichen, Balzac, the Open Sky — **Balzac, the Open Sky**1908
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Edward Steichen, Rodin — The Thinker — **Rodin — The Thinker**1902
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Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Edward Steichen, The Flatiron — **The Flatiron**1904
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Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Edward Steichen, Untitled (World War I photographs) — **Untitled (World War I photographs)**1918/19, assembled 1919 · Album of gelatin silver prints (83)
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of William Kistler — public domain (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

Edward Steichen

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