Edward Steichen (American, born Luxembourg, 1879–1973)
Additional resources related to this object are to the right. Comprehensive material analysis is found in the Object Research PDF.
Artists
As a teenager growing up in Milwaukee, Edward Steichen first encountered art photography in the read more
Processes
Patented in 1873 in England, the platinum printing process (sometimes known as platinotypes) enjoyed widespread read more
Processes
Toning is a technique used to alter the overall color and contrast of a photographic read more
Galleries
The Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession—later known as 291—began as a place to display and read more
Journals
In 1896, when New York’s two leading amateur camera clubs merged to create the Camera read more
Journals
Stieglitz had edited two previous publications—The American Amateur Photographer and Camera Notes—before deciding in 1902 read more
Themes
As part of the research related to this site, forty-four photographs from the Art Institute’s read more
Themes
The international movement known as Pictorialism represented both a photographic aesthetic and a set of read more
Themes
Following the model of other artistic secessions in Europe around the turn of the century—notably read more
In: Camera Notes 4, 3 (January 1901)
In: Camera Work 2 (April 1903)
Exhibited: New York, 1902
Exhibited: Turin, 1902
Exhibited: Washington, D.C., 1904
Exhibited: Pittsburgh, 1904
Exhibited: Richmond, 1905
Exhibited: Vienna, 1905
Exhibited: New York, 1905
Exhibited: New York, 1906
Exhibited: Buffalo, 1910