Edward Steichen : lives in photography

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Title:

Author:

Brandow, Todd.

ISBN:

9780393066265

Personal Author:

Brandow, Todd.

Publication Information:

Minneapolis : Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography ; Lausanne : Musée de l'Elysée ; New York : in association with W.W. Norton, 2008.

Physical Description:

335 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm

General Note:

Published on the occasion of the exhibition organized by the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography and Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne; Exhibition itinerary: Jeu de Paume, Paris, October 9-December 30, 2007; Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne, January 17-March 23, 2008; Palazzo Magnani, Reggio Emilia, April 12-June 8, 2008; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, June 24-September 22, 2008.

Contents:

Introduction : "A boy who has new ideas" / William A. Ewing -- Steichen as symbolist -- Plates: 1895-1914 -- Peinture à la Lumière: 1898-1907 / Ronald J. Gedrim -- Edward Steichen in Camera Work / Catherine Coleman -- Plates: 1915-1922 -- Finding the real magician--light itself : Voulangis, 1908-22 / Ronald J. Gedrim -- Edward Steichen : a passion for color / Pamela G. Roberts -- Steichen as modernist -- Plates: 1922-1936 -- The modernist fashion : Steichen's commercial photography between the wars / Patricia Johnston -- The soul of the photographer / Joanna T. Steichen -- Plates: 1940-1955 -- Edward Steichen as exhibition designer / Olivier Lugon -- Steichen then, now, and again : legacies of an icon / A.D. Coleman -- Lives in photography -- Chronology / Nathalie Herschdorfer -- Selected bibliography / compiled by Amélie Lavin and Pauline Martin.

Abstract:

"This volume, published to accompany the first posthumous European retrospective of Edward Steichen's work, traces Steichen's career trajectory from his early Pictorialist beginnings to his time working with Conde Nast and his directorship of the Department of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Hundreds of vintage photographs are accompanied by essays from a range of scholars who explore Steichen's most important subjects and weigh his legacy. With full bibliography and a chronology of his life and career, this is the most complete and wide-ranging volume on Edward Steichen ever published."--Jacket.

Personal Subject:

Steichen, Edward, 1879-1973.

Steichen, Edward, 1879-1973. (OCoLC)fst00051056

Subject Term:

Photography, Artistic -- Exhibitions.

Photography, Artistic. (OCoLC)fst01061964

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs. (OCoLC)fst01424028

Added Author:

Steichen, Edward, 1879-1973.

Ewing, William A.

Added Corporate Author:

Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography.

Musée de l'Elysée (Lausanne, Switzerland)

Jeu de paume (Gallery : France)

Palazzo Magnani (Reggio Emilia, Italy)

Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0718/2007020128.html

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Summary

By far the most lavish, thoughtfully selected, and beautifully produced book of Steichen's work.

Edward Steichen (1879-1973) is unquestionably one of the most prolific, influential, and indeed controversial names in the history of photography. He was admired by many for his achievements as a fine-art photographer, while impressing countless others with the force of his commercial accomplishments. The influence of his legendary exhibition, The Family of Man , is still felt. This volume traces Steichen's career trajectory from his Pictoralist beginnings to his time with Condé Nast through his directorship of photography at the Museum of Modern Art. Hundreds of his photographs are reproduced in stunning four-color to reveal the complexities and nuances of these black-and-white images. Essays from a range of scholars explore his most important subjects and weigh his legacy. Contributors include A. D. Coleman, Joanna T. Steichen, and Ronald Gedrim. With a full bibliography and chronology, this is the most complete and wide-ranging volume on Steichen ever published.