Mr. and Mrs. Steichen
Edward Steichen
1903
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View on museum website →Medium
photogravure
Dimensions
overall: 16 x 17 cm (6 5/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Patrons' Permanent Fund
Accession Number
2008.65.17
About the Artist
Edward Steichen · 1879–1973
Edward Steichen (1879–1973) was a Luxembourgish-American photographer, painter, and museum curator who was one of the most influential figures in the history of photography. Born Eduard Jean Steichen in Bivange, Luxembourg, he emigrated with his family to the United States as a child and grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Steichen's early career was defined by Pictorialism — the movement to establi...