- Born
- 27 March 1879, Bivange, Luxembourg
- First work
- 1902: Self-Portrait with Brush and Palette
- Peak
- 1923 to 1935 (estimated)
- Last work
- 1962: The Bitter Years
- Died
- 1973, Redding, United States; aged 93; natural
Edward Steichen
Photographer: photographer, director, curator, Luxembourg
Edward Steichen was a Luxembourg-born American photographer, painter, and museum curator whose versatile vision bridged fine art pictorialism and modern commercial photography. A co-founder of the Photo-Secession group with Alfred Stieglitz, he later served as chief photographer for Condé Nast publications during the 1920s and 1930s. In the Second World War, he commanded naval photographic units and directed the Oscar-winning documentary The Fighting Lady. As Director of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art from 1947 to 1962, he assembled the celebrated touring exhibition The Family of Man. He passed away in West Redding, Connecticut, in January 1973.
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Signature works
- The Pond—Moonlight photograph1904
- The Flatiron photograph1904
- Gloria Swanson photograph1924
- The Fighting Lady film1944
- The Family of Man other1955
Honours
- Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature (The Fighting Lady), 1945
- Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1963
Groups: Photo-Secession.