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ادوارد جین استایکن
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American photographer, artist and curator (1879-1973)
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Edward Steichen was an American and Luxembourgish photographer, painter, curator, and draftsperson. Born Édouard Jean Steichen in Bivange, he studied at the Académie Julian and worked within the pictorialism movement. He was a member of the Photo-Secession and was influenced by Eugène Carrière. His notable works include The Pond—Moonlight and The Family of Man. He also created U.S. Navy war photographs and produced works such as Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Harbor.
Steichen received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His works are held in the collections of 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 in 1973 from disease. He spoke English and had a child named Mary Calderone.
Synthesized by Vinony from 32 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, TMDb, Europeana Sparql, Vinony collections. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
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
Show 11 more facts
- 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 ادوارد جین استایکن, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
