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Edward Steichen
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American photographer, artist and curator (1879-1973)
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Edward Steichen (1879–1973) was a photographer, painter, curator, and draftsperson. Born in Bivange, he held citizenship in both Luxembourg and the United States. His career was associated with the pictorialism movement, and he was a member of the Photo-Secession. Steichen received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Notable works include *The Pond—Moonlight* and *The Family of Man*. He was educated at the Académie Julian. His works are held in collections at the Städel Museum, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Art Institute of Chicago, and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. He died in Redding due to disease.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1879
- Died
- 1973
- Works
- 35
Top works
- U.S. Navy war photographs, Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Harbor
- Komentarze do fotografii
- Steichen, a centennial tribute
- Edward Steichen
- Rodin: dessins inédits
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary — Self1993
- Masters of Photography - Edward Steichen — Self1986
- The Merv Griffin Show — Self1962
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Édouard Jean Steichen , ( 1879-03-27 ) March 27, 1879, Bivange /Béiweng, Luxembourg
- Died
- March 25, 1973 (1973-03-25) (aged 93), West Redding, Connecticut , U.S.
- Known for
- Photography , painting
- Spouses
- Clara Smith ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1903 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1922 ) Dana Desboro Glover ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1923 ; died 1957 ) Joanna Taub ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1960 )
- Children
- Mary Steichen Calderone , Charlotte "Kate" Rodina Steichen
- Relatives
- Lilian Steichen (sister) , Carl Sandburg (brother-in-law)
- Awards
- Légion d'Honneur , Medal of Freedom
- Website
- edwardsteichen .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jean
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Luxembourg
- Place of birth
- Bivange
- Place of death
- Redding
- Child
- Mary Calderone
- Occupation
- art historian
- Educated at
- Académie Julian
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- The Family of Man
- Field of work
- painting
- Movement
- pictorialism
- Official website
- www.edwardsteichen.com
- Image
- Edward Steichen.jpg
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- Commons category
- Edward Steichen
- date of death
- 1973-01-01
- date of birth
- 1879-01-01
- Commons Creator page
- Edward Steichen
- described by source
- Den Store Danske Encyklopædi
- birth name
- Édouard Jean Steichen
- cause of death
- disease
- member of
- Photo-Secession
- has works in the collection
- Preus Museum
- influenced by
- Eugène Carrière
- manner of death
- natural causes
Sources (9)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Edward Steichen, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Edward Jean Steichen ( Luxembourgish: [ˈʃtɑɪ̯ɕən]; March 27, 1879 – March 25, 1973) 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.
After the United States' entry into World War II, Steichen was invited by the United States Navy to serve as Director of the Naval Aviation Photographic Unit. In 1944, he directed the war documentary The Fighting Lady, which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 17th Academy Awards.
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