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ID: 500000431 Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500000431			Record Type: Person

Steichen, Edward (American photographer, 1879-1973)

Note: Steichen was born on March 27, 1879 in Luxembourg and grew up in Hancock, Michigan when his family emigrated to the United States in 1881. Steichen was apprenticed to a Milwaukee, Wisconsin lithographer from 1894-1898. His interest in photography began in 1895, and during subsequent years, he exhibited in various photographic exhibitions in the United States and Europe. His early style reflects his training as a painter, using soft tonality and lighting on his subjects. In 1900, Steichen became a naturalized American citizen, and in 1901 he was elected a member of the Linked Ring, a pictorialist society in London, England, United Kingdom. In 1902, Steichen was a founding member of the Photo-Secession Movement, along with Alfred Stieglitz. In 1905, Steichen and Stieglitz opened the Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession "291" on Fifth Avenue in New York City, New York. From 1906 to 1914, Steichen was working as a freelance painter and photographer in Paris, France, but returned to the United States on the eve of World War I with the desire to become a photojournalist in the tradition of Matthew Brady. From 1914 to 1919, Steichen was an aerial reconnaissance photographer and director of photographic services for the United States Air Force. In 1920 Steichen abandoned painting completely for photography and from 1923 to 1938, Steichen had a studio in New York City, New York. He also worked as the chief photographer for Vogue magazine, creating such iconic fashion images as his portrait of Gloria Swanson behind a black lace veil. He became a Lieutenant Commander in United States Navy in 1942 and he organized the War Photography Department. From 1945 to 1946, Steichen was the director of the Naval Photographic Institute organizing two exhibitions for MOMA: "Road to Victory" (1942), a photographic portrait of The United States on which he collaborated with his brother-in-law, poet Carl Sandburg, and "Power In The Pacific"(1945). Steichen abandoned his own photography practice in 1947 to become the director of the photography department at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, New York. He held this position until 1962. He died on March 25, 1973.

Names:
	Steichen, Edward (preferred,V,index,LC,English-P,NA,U)
	Steichen, Edward (Dutch-P,NA)
	Edward Steichen (V,display)
	Steichen, Edward Jean (V)
	Edward Jean Steichen (V)
	Steichen, Edward J. (U)
	Steichen, Edouard J. (V)
	Steichen, Eduard J. (V)
	Steichen, Eduard Jean (V)
	Sutaiken, Edowado (V)
	Sutaiken, Edowadpo (V)
	Steichen, Eduoard J. (V)
	Eduoard J. Steichen (V)
	Steichen, Eduard-Jean (U)
	Sutaiken, Edowādo (U)
	סטיישן, אדוארד (U,Hebrew-P,NA,U)

Nationalities:
	American (preferred)
	Luxembourgeois

Roles:
	artist (preferred)
	photographer
	painter
	curator
	military personnel
	photojournalist
	designer
	gallery director

Gender: male


Birth and Death Places:
	Born: Luxembourg (Europe) (nation)

Events:

	active:		1900-1906 New York City (New York state, United States) (inhabited place)
	relocation:		settled in Milwaukee in 1889 Milwaukee (Milwaukee county, Wisconsin, United States) (inhabited place)
	active:		1923-1938 New York City (New York state, United States) (inhabited place)
	active:		1906-1914 Paris (Île-de-France, France) (inhabited place)
	active:		1947-1962 New York state (United States) (state)

Related People or Corporate Bodies:

collaborated with ....	Stieglitz, Alfred 1902-1914
................................	(American photographer, 1864-1946) [500024301]

member of ....	Linked Ring, The
................	(British association of photographers, active 1892-1909) [500120926]

student of ....	Chase, William Merritt
..................	(American painter and printmaker, 1849-1916) [500115356]

List/Hierarchical Position:

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Persons, Artists

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Steichen, Edward (I)

Biographies:

(American photographer, 1879-1973) ..... [VP Preferred]
(American artist, 1879-1973) ..... [WCI]
(American photographer, artist, 1879-1973) ..... [BHA]
(American photographer and painter; born Luxembourg, 1879; died West Redding (Connecticut, United States), 1973) ..... [CCA]
(American (b. Luxembourg), 1879-1973) ..... [JPGM]
(American artist, 1879-1973) ..... [WL-Courtauld]
(American photographer, 1879-1973) ..... [Grove Art]
(artist, 1879-1973) ..... [GRL]
(artist, active 20th century) ..... [GRISC]
(American photographer, born Luxembourg, 1879-1973) ..... [IMJ]
(American artist, born Luxembourg. 1879-1973) ..... [MoMA]
(Unknown artist) ..... [GRISC]
(Luxembourgish photographer, 1879-1973) ..... [RKD]

Additional Names:

Sources and Contributors:

סטיישן, אדוארד ........	[IMJ]
............................	Israel Museum Jerusalem database

Eduoard J. Steichen ........	[VP, WL-Courtauld]
.......................................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules

Edward Jean Steichen ........	[GRISC, VP]
.........................................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
.........................................	J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)

Edward Steichen ........	[CCA, GRISC, MoMA, VP]
................................	Artists, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) New York (2000-)
................................	Canadian Centre for Architecture database
................................	Harald Szeemann papers, Finding Aid, GRI Special Collections (2011-)

Steichen, Edouard J. ........	[WCI Preferred]
.........................................	Witt Computer Index database

Steichen, Eduard J. ........	[CCA, GRL]
.......................................	Canadian Centre for Architecture database
.......................................	Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) n 80025899

Steichen, Eduard Jean ........	[CCA, RKD]
...........................................	Canadian Centre for Architecture database
...........................................	RKD Artists database (2000-) 97697

Steichen, Eduard-Jean ........	[Grove Art]
.............................................	Grove Art artist database (1989-)

Steichen, Eduoard J. ........	[WL-Courtauld Preferred]
.........................................	Witt Library, Authority files

Steichen, Edward ........	[BHA Preferred, CCA Preferred, GRISC Preferred, GRL Preferred, IMJ Preferred, MoMA Preferred, RKD Preferred, VP]
..................................	Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon / Artists of the World (2009-) accessed 7 March 2019
..................................	Artists, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) New York (2000-)
..................................	Harald Szeemann papers, Finding Aid, GRI Special Collections (2011-)
..................................	Israel Museum Jerusalem database
..................................	Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) n 80025899
..................................	Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
..................................	RKD Artists database (2000-) 97697

Steichen, Edward J. ........	[Grove Art Preferred, VP]
.......................................	Grove Art artist database (1989-)

Steichen, Edward Jean ........	[CCA, GRISC, Grove Art, JPGM Preferred, VP Preferred]
...........................................	Grove Art artist database (1989-)
...........................................	Grove Dictionary of Art online (1999-2002) "Steichen, Edward J." Accessed 01/17/02
...........................................	J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
...........................................	M. Knoedler & Co. records, Finding Aid, GRI Special Collections (2012-)

Sutaiken, Edowado ........	[CCA]
....................................	Canadian Centre for Architecture database

Sutaiken, Edowādo ........	[GRL]
....................................	Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) n 80025899

Sutaiken, Edowadpo ........	[CCA]
......................................	Canadian Centre for Architecture database


Note:
English	..........	[CCA]
	..........	Grove Dictionary of Art online (1999-2002) "Steichen, Edward J." Accessed 01/15/02

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