Edward Steichen (1879–1973)

Author of The Family of Man

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Image credit: Edward Steichen (1879-1973) Photographed by F. Holland Day, 1901 (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-52912)

Works by Edward Steichen

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The Family of Man (1955) 1,507 copies

A life in photography (1963) 245 copies

U.S. Navy war photographs, Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Harbor;: A collection of official U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast… (1945) 95 copies

Steichen at war (1981) 76 copies

Steichen: The Master Prints 1895-1914 (1978) 66 copies

Edward Steichen (1978) 38 copies

Edward Steichen : The Early Years (1999) 29 copies

Edward Steichen (Photofile) (1993) 29 copies

The bitter years: 1935-1941 (1966) 26 copies

Steichen in Color: Portraits, Fashion & Experiments by Edward Steichen (2010) 19 copies

America as Americans See It (1932) — Contributor — 18 copies

Memorable Life photographs (1951) 14 copies

Sandburg; photographers view Carl Sandburg (1966) 13 copies

The First Picture Book: Everyday Things for Babies (1992) 12 copies

Edward Steichen: Collection Of The Royal Photographic Society (1996) 11 copies

Edward Steichen - Coleção Photo Poche (Em Portuguese do Brasil) (2012) 7 copies

The Blue Ghost (1947) 6 copies

Power In The Pacific: A Pictorial Record Of Navy Combat Operations On Land, Sea And In The Sky (1945) 4 copies

U. S. Camera Annual 1939 (1938) 3 copies

Edward Steichen : celebrity design (2010) 3 copies

U. S. Camera 1944: The U. S. A at War (1943) 3 copies

U S at War U.S. Camera Annual 1945 (1945) 2 copies

Balzac, Towards the Light, Midnight (direct carbon print) 1 copy

Edward Steichen Exhibition 1 copy

The Museum of Modern Art Bulletin, Vol. XIX, No. 4, 1952: Photography at The Museum of Modern Art (1952) 1 copy

The Fighting Lady 1 copy

a room with a zoo 1 copy

Edward Steichen (2008) 1 copy

U.S. Camera 1943 (1942) 1 copy

US camera 1941, Vol. 2 1 copy

The Photographs of Edward Steichen (A Book of Postcards) (2003) 1 copy

Pioniere der Photographie Edward Steichen, Charles Nègre : [Ausstellung], Kunstgewerbemuseum Zürich, 4.… 1 copy

Steichen Fotograf (1967) 1 copy

Edward Steichen: The Early Years 1900-1927, a Portfolio of 12 Prints (1981) 1 copy

The Road to Victory: A Procession of Photographs of the Nation at War - Directed by Lt. Comdr. Edward Steichen, U.S.N.R 1 copy

Rodin and the Thinker (camera work) 1 copy

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Associated Works

Crusade in Europe (1948) — Photo Editor — 1,097 copies

Americans in Paris: A Literary Anthology (2004) — Contributor — 298 copies

Evil Sisters: The Threat of Female Sexuality in Twentieth-Century Culture (1996) — Cover artist, some editions — 129 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Steichen, Edward
Legal name: Steichen. Edward Jean
Other names: Steichen, Éduard Jean
Birthdate: 1879-03-29
Date of death: 1973-03-25
Gender: male
Nationality: Luxembourg
USA (naturalized 1900)
Birthplace: Bivange, Luxembourg
Places of residence: West Redding, Connecticut, USA
Occupations: photographer
painter
curator
Relationships: Sandburg, Carl (brother in law)
Organizations: United States Army
Museum of Modern Art
Awards and honors: Presidential Medal of Freedom (1963)

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The Family of Man by Edward Steichen

Exhibition of 503 B&W family photographs from 68 countries

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Docent-MFAStPete | 17 other reviews | May 27, 2024 |

United States Navy War Photographs: Pearl Harbor to… by Edward Steichen

The photographs represented Steichen’s endeavor to capture all aspects of the war effort and to ensure that the military and civilian experiences were told. In 1942, Steichen and his six hand-picked photographers began their assignment with the Naval Aviation Photographic Unit. https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/prior-exhibit...… (more)

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MasseyLibrary | Feb 19, 2024 |

The Family Of Man by Edward Steichen

Maybe this is the book that taught me the skills of thumbing through, skipping from one interesting part to another, and coming back later to reread and review.

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mykl-s | 17 other reviews | Apr 23, 2023 |

A Life in Photography by Edward Steichen

Retrospective monograph on Steichen's career; produced in collaboration with the Museum of Modern Art. Great work; excellent reproductions plus autobiographical reflections. The first edition with the patterned endpapers and color plates. Photographs and text by Edward Steichen

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petervanbeveren | 3 other reviews | Feb 9, 2023 |

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