Edward Steichen
Sign in to saveAmerican photographer, artist and curator (1879-1973)
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
Directing
Known for
- Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary — Self1993
- Masters of Photography - Edward Steichen — Self1986
- The Merv Griffin Show — Self1962
via TMDB
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Equation of State Calculations by Fast Computing Machines
· 1953 · cited 29,665x
- Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being.
· 2000 · cited 27,505x
- Adsorption of Gases in Multimolecular Layers
· 1938 · cited 24,296x
- The "What" and "Why" of Goal Pursuits: Human Needs and the Self-Determination of Behavior
· 2000 · cited 23,558x
- THE USE OF LEAD CITRATE AT HIGH pH AS AN ELECTRON-OPAQUE STAIN IN ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
· 1963 · cited 18,941x
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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
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1879
- Died
- 1 January 1973
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jean
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Luxembourg
- Place of birth
- Bivange
- Place of death
- Redding
- Child
- Mary Calderone
- Occupation
- artist
- Educated at
- Académie Julian
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
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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Categories
1879 births1973 deaths20th-century American photographersAcadémie Julian alumniAmerican art curatorsAmerican fashion photographersAmerican portrait photographersAmerican war photographersArtists from New York CityEdward SteichenLuxembourgian emigrants to the United StatesMilitary personnel from Connecticut