Edward Steichen

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Edward Steichen was a pioneering Luxembourgish-American photographer, painter, and curator renowned for his influential role in early 20th-century art and for serving as director of photography at New York’s Museum of Modern Art.

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instanceOf Luxembourgish-American person ⓘ
curator ⓘ
human ⓘ
painter ⓘ
photographer ⓘ
awardReceived Chevalier of the Legion of Honour ⓘ
citizenship Luxembourg ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
countryOfBirth Luxembourg ⓘ
countryOfDeath United States of America ⓘ
curated The Family of Man ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1879-03-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1973-03-25 ⓘ
employer Condé Nast Publications ⓘ
linked to: Condé Nast

Museum of Modern Art ⓘ
familyName Steichen ⓘ
fieldOfWork aerial photography ⓘ
fashion photography ⓘ
photography ⓘ
pictorialism ⓘ
portrait photography ⓘ
fullName Éduard Jean Steichen ⓘ
linked to: Edward Steichen
genre pictorialist photography ⓘ
givenName Edward ⓘ
languageUsed English ⓘ
French ⓘ
German ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
militaryRole aerial photographer in World War I ⓘ
officer in charge of Naval Aviation Photographic Unit in World War II ⓘ
movement Modernism ⓘ
Pictorialism ⓘ
notableFor leadership of the Department of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art ⓘ
pioneering role in early 20th-century photography ⓘ
notableWork Fashion photographs for Vogue ⓘ
Portraits of celebrities for Vanity Fair ⓘ
The Family of Man ⓘ
occupation art director ⓘ
curator ⓘ
painter ⓘ
photographer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Bivange, Luxembourg ⓘ
placeOfDeath West Redding, Connecticut, United States ⓘ
positionHeld Director of the Department of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art ⓘ
publicationDateOfWork The Family of Man (exhibition): 1955 ⓘ
residence France ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
spouse Clara Smith ⓘ
Dana Desboro Glover ⓘ
Joanna Taub ⓘ
workLocation New York City ⓘ

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Carl Sandburg → sibling → Edward Steichen ⓘ
Carl Sandburg → notableWork → Steichen the Photographer ⓘ
subject linked to: Carl
linked to: Edward Steichen
Edward Steichen → fullName → Éduard Jean Steichen ⓘ
linked to: Edward Steichen
Pictorialism → notableProponent → Edward Steichen ⓘ
Photo-Secession → hasMember → Edward Steichen ⓘ
Camera Work → contributor → Edward Steichen ⓘ
Camera Work → designBy → Edward Steichen ⓘ
291 gallery → coFoundedBy → Edward Steichen ⓘ
291 gallery → exhibitedWorkBy → Edward Steichen ⓘ
Camera Work → notableContributor → Edward Steichen ⓘ
subject linked to: Camera Work magazine
Alvin Langdon Coburn → influencedBy → Edward Steichen ⓘ
Alvin Langdon Coburn → educatedBy → Edward Steichen ⓘ
291 → coFoundedBy → Edward Steichen ⓘ
Clarence H. White → colleague → Edward Steichen ⓘ