Edward Steichen
Edward Steichen was born in March 27, 1879, and died in March 25, 1973. Although he's from Luxembourg originally, he and his family moved to Michigan in 1881 in hopes of a better life. Surprisingly they moved again in 1889 to Milwaukee. In 1894-1898, Edward apprenticed for a designer company and studied painting. He wanted to be a painter, but in 1896 his father gave him a camera and he quickly changed passions. Three years later, he entered his first exhibition at the Second Salon of Philadelphia. In the next three years, he moved to New York and met Stieglitz. They become friends and worked together, and Edward later helped with founding Photo-Secession. He did many things for the company, such as organizing Little Galleries of Photo-Secession and designing the typography and cover for their quarterly, Camera Work.
Steichen lived in Paris from 1906-1914, continuing to study painting and photography. After commanding the Photographic Division of Aerial Photography in the American Expeditionary Forces during WWI, he burned all his painting to focus on photography. After the war, he also shifted the style of his work from impressionistic photographs to clear, close up images. He continued taking portraits and was dubbed the "the world's best portrait photographer" by Vanity Fair. He soon became chief photographer of Conde Nast publications which allowed him to travel and photograph fashion and numerous famous and political people. Between 1923 and 1938, his celebrity portraits and fashion pictures got him published in Vanity Fair and Vogue countless times; people praising him as the best in his field.
In 1938, having saved up enough money, Edward Steichen closed down his studio and moved to France and spent his time as a horticulturist. Four years later, he was called into duty as a lieutenant commander in the U.S.
Navy. He was in charge of recording the naval aspects of the
war through photography. Once he had come back, he became the director of the photography
department of the Museum of Modern Art in New York (1947-1962.)
Five years after getting back, Edward Steichen organized an exhibition that would be a compilation of the best
photographers internationally. He traveled to 29 different cities in 11 European
countries, all this taking 3 years. The exhibition was named, The Family of Man. It was seen by more than nine million
people in 69 various countries and millions of books were sold.
Source: http://www.leegallery.com/edward-steichen/edward-steichen-biography
Photographic Division of Aerial Photography in the American Expeditionary Forces
the Photographic Division of Aerial Photography in the American Expeditionary ForcesRead more about Edward Steichen Biography by www.leegallery.com
Read more about Edward Steichen Biography by www.leegallery.com
No comments:
Post a Comment