Eduard Steichen (21 results)
Published by La Photo Galerie 1977
- Softcover
Seller: Books on the Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, U.S.A.Books on the Boulevard
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Stapled wraps. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 2-Pg. Introduction in French.; 20 pages.
Published by Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 1988
- Softcover
Seller: ANARTIST, New York, U.S.A.ANARTIST
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Published by The Studio, London, Paris and New York, Charles Holme 1905
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Librairie L'Autre sommeil, BECHEREL, FranceLibrairie L'Autre sommeil
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Add to basketCouverture rigide. Condition: Bon. Edition originale. Reliure in-4 demi-chagrin à coins, premier plat conservé, titre doré au dos, pagination absente. Edition originale. 110 planches photographiques en noir et blanc, dont certaines reproduites en photogravure. Texte en anglais, avec traduction française in fine, de Clive Holland…, Charles H. Caffin, Horsley Hinton, Enrico Thovez. Photographies de Dan Dunlop, George Davison, Clive Holland, Alvin L. Covurn, Eduard J. Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Céline Laguarde, C. Puyo, Robert Demachy, Paul Bergon, et al. Ex-libris manuscrit sur la première garde. Reliure et dos partiellement passés, intérieur bon.
Published by New York, (1955). 1955
- Hardcover
Seller: Michael Steinbach Rare Books, Wien, AustriaMichael Steinbach Rare Books
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Add to basket28 : 21,5 cm. Illustrated original boards. 192 pages witht 503 illustrations. Illustrated original boards. The greatest photographic exhibition of all time - 503 pictures from 68 countries - created by Edward Steichen for the Museum of Modern Art.
Published by Huntington, NY : The Heckscher Museum. 1985
- Manuscript
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, U.S.A.Wittenborn Art Books
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Add to basketCondition: Good. 8vo. 48p. Stapled wrapping. Good, slight tearing on front cover, slight sunning and aging throughout, slight creasing and marking on cover. B&W and color prints throughout.From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz (1919-2019).
Published by Museum 1985
- Softcover
Seller: BWS BKS, Ferndale, U.S.A.BWS BKS
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More imagesPublished by Howard Greenberg Gallery / Lumiere Press, Toronto 2011
- Hardcover
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, U.S.A.The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Small folio, 52pp. Bound in red silk along spine and fore edge. Navy blue rag paper covers with gilt embellishments. Author's name in gilt on navy blue label affixed to spine. Solid text block, in fine condition. Includes 16 photographic plates affixed to leaves. Housed in a matching blac…k cloth slipcase. A limited edition piece, one of 250 copies. This one is numbered 238 on the rear colophon. Edward Steichen (1879-1973) was a Luxembougish-American artist and photographer, best known for his time as chief photographer for Vogue and Vanity Fair from 1923-1938. The photographs featured in this work were discovered by Joanna Steichen, Edward's third and final wife, and were brought to the Greenberg Gallery in 2008. The book features an essay written by Michael Torosian and an introduction by Howard Greenberg. Limited edition of Eduard Et Voulangis: The Earliest Modernist Period 1915-1923. This fine press publication features photography by Edward Steichen, released posthumously in 2011. (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Alfred Stieglitz, New York 1908
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, U.S.A.ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB)
Contact seller3-star sellerHardcover. Condition: vg- to vg. First edition. Folio. 44pp. [16 pages of publisher's ads]. Original grey paper wrappers with white lettering on the covers, specially mounted on grey cloth boards for Stieglitz. Pages uncut. Dated April, 1908. Cover design by Eduard Steichen. This is issue #22 of the seminal quarterly art photogr…aphy publication edited and published by pioneering photographer Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946). It contains a total of 3 beautiful color photographic plates (autochromes) by acclaimed photographer Eduard Steichen (1879-1973). Also included are various essays and articles on photography and aesthetic theory from a number of notable and historically important contributors to the field, including photographers and art critics, many of whom were members of or associated with the Photo-Secession. The images included here are: "G. Bernard Shaw", "On the House-boat - The Log Cabin" and "Portrait - Lady H." All are reproduced in high quality offset printing (four-color reproductions) on heavy stock paper, tipped-in onto the full-page plates. The printing of the plates are credited to the German photography firm Bruckmann, in Munich. These images and their reproductions are both considered quite early examples of both taking and reproducing color photographs for the general public. The pioneering Lumiere brothers had first patented their early color photographic process known as Autochrome Lumière (using the principle of additive color), in 1903, and at the time of this publication, the process had only been on the market for a year (first marketed in 1907). Text content includes a comparatively lengthy article on color photography by Eduard Steichen himself, an article discussing Stieglitz recent expulsion from the The Camera Club of New York (including a reproduction of text of the letters sent to Stieglitz), "Rumpus in A Hen House" by art critic Charles H. Caffin (1854 -1918), and reviews of Auguste Rodin drawings at 291, among other articles. The final 16 un-numbered pages contain beautifully printed period advertisements for photography-related businesses, including a relevant advertisement for Autochrome Lumière. Binding with minor rubbing and bumping to corners, light smudges to the covers. Minor creases to the top right corner of the front cover. Spine sunned with light scratches and some light rubbing to the head and tail. Interior with starting at the list of plates and p.14. Sporadic light foxing and/or damp staining to the edges and margins of some pages as well some of the initial leaves, including the interior covers, front free endpapers and the title. Binding and interior in very good- to very good condition overall. * Agnes Ernst Meyer (1887-1970) was an American journalist, philanthropist, civil rights activist, and art patron. She was a close collaborator and friend of photographer Alfred Stieglitz, with whom she publishing the arts and literary magazine "291" (from 1915-916). She first encountered the work of photo-secession group, when she chanced upon Stieglitz's Gallery 291, while work as a reporter for the New York Sun newspaper. She was one of the first female journalists to work at the paper. Due to this fact Stieglitz often referred to her as the "Sun Girl". Along with Katharine Rhoades and Marion Beckett she was known as the one of "The Three Graces" of the Alfred Stieglitz artistic circle. She is well known for her political activism throughout her life on behalf many causes, including public education and racial equality in America.
More imagesPublished by Alfred Stieglitz, New York, NY 1908
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA), Chicago, U.S.A.Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. Condition: Very good- condition. First Edition. 44 pages of text followed by [xvi] of advertisements. The overhanging (yapped) edges of the original printed gray wrappers/covers are mostly lacking, as is commonly found. The majority of the spine is also lacking, with some remnants of the spine remaining attached. Prot…ected in archival mylar. Though the sewing remains intact, there are several instances of separation to the text block. Issued with 3 four-color double-mounted halftone plates. These Autochrome plates are by Eduard J. Steichen produced through the half-tone process of Lumiere Autochromes; COMPLETE. The first plate of I. G. Bernard Shaw has become detached from both original mounts, and it has two tiny areas of chipping. The other plates are titled "On the House-boat -- 'The Log Cabin'" and "Portrait -- Lady H." each having both mounts remaining intact. Includes a statement and the text of eight letters regarding Mr. Stieglitz's expulsion from the Camera Club. Associate editors include Joseph T. Keiley, Dallet Fuguet, John Francis Strauss, and J.B. Kerfoot. First edition. Size: Quarto (4to). Book.
Published by de la photographie, Impr. G. Daru, 1979 1979
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Add to basketIn-8-carre, 22 cm, 38pp., illustr., A62.
Published by Alfred Stieglitz, New York 1903
Seller: Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd., ABAA, Akron, U.S.A.Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd., ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHigh quality halftone, 6 5/8 x 5 3/16 inches [16.83 x 13.18 cm] printed on a semi-gloss stock, tipped to a colored stock and tipped on tissue, which is tipped to the original laid paper leaf, 11 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches [29.85x 20.96 cm]. Archivally matted on rag board with window overmat. Fine. The image is a fine full-range halftone… from CAMERA WORK 2, 1903. Edward Steichen (Eduard Jean Steichen) was born in Luxembourg, 1879. In 1889, his family settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From the 1894-1898, he served an apprenticeship with the American Fine Art Company, a lithographic firm, where he was introduced to photography, purchasing his first camera in 1895. In 1899, he began exhibiting in photographic salons, and in 1900, he met Alfred Stieglitz, who purchased three photographs. Soon after, he departed for Europe, settling in Paris, exhibiting in salons there and in London, continuing to send photographs to American exhibitions. In 1902 he was back in New York, and joined Stieglitz, as a founding member of the Photo-Secession. In 1911, he was commissioned by Art et Decoration for fashion photographs, an application he practiced for most of his career. Steichen's career was the most varied of the members of the Photo-Secession; an accomplished photographer and painter, Lt. Commander and director of U.S. Naval Photography during WW II, and Director of the Department of Photography for the Museum of Modern Art.
Published by Alfred Stieglitz, New York 1913
Seller: Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd., ABAA, Akron, U.S.A.Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd., ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHand-pulled photogravure, 8 1/16 x 6 5/16 inches [20.48 x 16.3 cm], printed on tissue and tipped on to the original laid paper leaf, 11 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches [29.85x 20.96 cm]. Archivally matted on rag board with window overmat. Fine. The image is a fine, full-tone photogravure from CAMERA WORK 42/43, 1913. Edward Steichen (Eduard…Jean Steichen) was born in Luxembourg, 1879. In 1889, his family settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From the 1894-1898, he served an apprenticeship with the American Fine Art Company, a lithographic firm, where he was introduced to photography, purchasing his first camera in 1895. In 1899, he began exhibiting in photographic salons, and in 1900, he met Alfred Stieglitz, who purchased three photographs. Soon after, he departed for Europe, settling in Paris, exhibiting in salons there and in London, continuing to send photographs to American exhibitions. In 1902 he was back in New York, and joined Stieglitz, as a founding member of the Photo-Secession. In 1911, he was commissioned by Art et Decoration for fashion photographs, an application he practiced for most of his career. Steichen's career was the most varied of the members of the Photo-Secession; an accomplished photographer and painter, Lt. Commander and director of U.S. Naval Photography during WW II, and Director of the Department of Photography for the Museum of Modern Art.
Published by Alfred Stieglitz, New York 1913
Seller: Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd., ABAA, Akron, U.S.A.Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd., ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHand-pulled photogravure, 6 5/8 x 6 7/16 inches [15.83 x 16.35 cm] printed on tissue and tipped to the original laid paper leaf, 11 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches [29.85x 20.96 cm]. Archivally matted on rag board with window overmat. Fine. The image is a fine full-tone photogravure from CAMERA WORK 42/43, 1913. Edward Steichen (Eduard Jean…Steichen) was born in Luxembourg, 1879. In 1889, his family settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From the 1894-1898, he served an apprenticeship with the American Fine Art Company, a lithographic firm, where he was introduced to photography, purchasing his first camera in 1895. In 1899, he began exhibiting in photographic salons, and in 1900, he met Alfred Stieglitz, who purchased three photographs. Soon after, he departed for Europe, settling in Paris, exhibiting in salons there and in London, continuing to send photographs to American exhibitions. In 1902 he was back in New York, and joined Stieglitz, as a founding member of the Photo-Secession. In 1911, he was commissioned by Art et Decoration for fashion photographs, an application he practiced for most of his career. Steichen's career was the most varied of the members of the Photo-Secession; an accomplished photographer and painter, Lt. Commander and director of U.S. Naval Photography during WW II, and Director of the Department of Photography for the Museum of Modern Art. Steichen, Edward (illustrator).
Published by Alfred Stieglitz, New York 1903
Seller: Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd., ABAA, Akron, U.S.A.Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd., ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHigh quality halftone, 4 1/4 x 5 3/8 inches [12.10 x 13.65 cm] printed on a semi-gloss stock and tipped on tissue, which is tipped to the original laid paper leaf, 11 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches [29.85x 20.96 cm]. Archivally matted on rag board with window overmat. Fine. The image is a fine full-range halftone from CAMERA WORK 2, 1903. E…dward Steichen (Eduard Jean Steichen) was born in Luxembourg, 1879. In 1889, his family settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From the 1894-1898, he served an apprenticeship with the American Fine Art Company, a lithographic firm, where he was introduced to photography, purchasing his first camera in 1895. In 1899, he began exhibiting in photographic salons, and in 1900, he met Alfred Stieglitz, who purchased three photographs. Soon after, he departed for Europe, settling in Paris, exhibiting in salons there and in London, continuing to send photographs to American exhibitions. In 1902 he was back in New York, and joined Stieglitz, as a founding member of the Photo-Secession. In 1911, he was commissioned by Art et Decoration for fashion photographs, an application he practiced for most of his career. Steichen's career was the most varied of the members of the Photo-Secession; an accomplished photographer and painter, Lt. Commander and director of U.S. Naval Photography during WW II, and Director of the Department of Photography for the Museum of Modern Art.
Published by Alfred Stieglitz, New York 1913
Seller: Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd., ABAA, Akron, U.S.A.Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd., ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHand-pulled photogravure, 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches [19.05 x 13.34 cm] printed on tissue and tipped to the original laid paper leaf, 11 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches [29.85x 20.96 cm]. Archivally matted on rag board with window overmat. Fine. The image is a fine full-tone photogravure from CAMERA WORK 42/43, 1913. Edward Steichen (Eduard Jean S…teichen) was born in Luxembourg, 1879. In 1889, his family settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From the 1894-1898, he served an apprenticeship with the American Fine Art Company, a lithographic firm, where he was introduced to photography, purchasing his first camera in 1895. In 1899, he began exhibiting in photographic salons, and in 1900, he met Alfred Stieglitz, who purchased three photographs. Soon after, he departed for Europe, settling in Paris, exhibiting in salons there and in London, continuing to send photographs to American exhibitions. In 1902 he was back in New York, and joined Stieglitz, as a founding member of the Photo-Secession. In 1911, he was commissioned by Art et Decoration for fashion photographs, an application he practiced for most of his career. Steichen's career was the most varied of the members of the Photo-Secession; an accomplished photographer and painter, Lt. Commander and director of U.S. Naval Photography during WW II, and Director of the Department of Photography for the Museum of Modern Art. Steichen, Edward (illustrator).
Published by Alfred Stieglitz, New York 1911
Seller: Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd., ABAA, Akron, U.S.A.Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd., ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHand-pulled photogravure, 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches [24.13 x 16.51 cm] printed on tissue and tipped on to the original laid paper leaf, 11 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches [29.85x 20.96 cm]. Archivally matted on rag board with window overmat. Fine. The image is a fine, full-tone photogravure from CAMERA WORK 34/35, 1911. Edward Steichen (Eduard Je…an Steichen) was born in Luxembourg, 1879. In 1889, his family settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From the 1894-1898, he served an apprenticeship with the American Fine Art Company, a lithographic firm, where he was introduced to photography, purchasing his first camera in 1895. In 1899, he began exhibiting in photographic salons, and in 1900, he met Alfred Stieglitz, who purchased three photographs. Soon after, he departed for Europe, settling in Paris, exhibiting in salons there and in London, continuing to send photographs to American exhibitions. In 1902 he was back in New York, and joined Stieglitz, as a founding member of the Photo-Secession. In 1911, he was commissioned by Art et Decoration for fashion photographs, an application he practiced for most of his career. Steichen's career was the most varied of the members of the Photo-Secession; an accomplished photographer and painter, Lt. Commander and director of U.S. Naval Photography during WW II, and Director of the Department of Photography for the Museum of Modern Art.
Published by Alfred Stieglitz, New York 1903
Seller: Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd., ABAA, Akron, U.S.A.Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd., ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHand-pulled photogravure, 7 3/4 x 5 7/8 inches [19.69 x 14.92 cm] printed on tissue and tipped on to the original laid paper leaf, 11 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches [29.85x 20.96 cm]. Archivally matted on rag board with window overmat. Fine. The image is a fine, full-tone photogravure from CAMERA WORK 2, 1903. Edward Steichen (Eduard Jean S…teichen) was born in Luxembourg, 1879. In 1889, his family settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From the 1894-1898, he served an apprenticeship with the American Fine Art Company, a lithographic firm, where he was introduced to photography, purchasing his first camera in 1895. In 1899, he began exhibiting in photographic salons, and in 1900, he met Alfred Stieglitz, who purchased three photographs. Soon after, he departed for Europe, settling in Paris, exhibiting in salons there and in London, continuing to send photographs to American exhibitions. In 1902 he was back in New York, and joined Stieglitz, as a founding member of the Photo-Secession. In 1911, he was commissioned by Art et Decoration for fashion photographs, an application he practiced for most of his career. Steichen's career was the most varied of the members of the Photo-Secession; an accomplished photographer and painter, Lt. Commander and director of U.S. Naval Photography during WW II, and Director of the Department of Photography for the Museum of Modern Art.
Published by Alfred Stieglitz, New York 1903
Seller: Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd., ABAA, Akron, U.S.A.Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd., ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHand-pulled photogravure, 8 1/4 x 6 inches [20.96 x 15.24 cm] printed on copper plate paper, tipped to a colored stock, which is tipped to tissue and then tipped to a laid paper leaf, 11 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches [29.85x 20.96 cm]. Archivally matted on rag board with window overmat. Fine. The image is a fine, full-tone photogravure fro…m CAMERA WORK 2, 1903. Edward Steichen (Eduard Jean Steichen) was born in Luxembourg, 1879. In 1889, his family settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From the 1894-1898, he served an apprenticeship with the American Fine Art Company, a lithographic firm, where he was introduced to photography, purchasing his first camera in 1895. In 1899, he began exhibiting in photographic salons, and in 1900, he met Alfred Stieglitz, who purchased three photographs. Soon after, he departed for Europe, settling in Paris, exhibiting in salons there and in London, continuing to send photographs to American exhibitions. In 1902 he was back in New York, and joined Stieglitz, as a founding member of the Photo-Secession. In 1911, he was commissioned by Art et Decoration for fashion photographs, an application he practiced for most of his career. Steichen's career was the most varied of the members of the Photo-Secession; an accomplished photographer and painter, Lt. Commander and director of U.S. Naval Photography during WW II, and Director of the Department of Photography for the Museum of Modern Art.
Published by Alfred Stieglitz, New York 1903
Seller: Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd., ABAA, Akron, U.S.A.Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd., ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHand-pulled photogravure, 8 7/16 x 6 3/8 inches [21.43 x 16.19 cm] printed on tissue and tipped on to the original laid paper leaf, 11 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches [29.85x 20.96 cm]. Archivally matted on rag board with window overmat. Fine. The image is a fine, full-tone photogravure from CAMERA WORK 2, 1903. Edward Steichen (Eduard Jean…Steichen) was born in Luxembourg, 1879. In 1889, his family settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From the 1894-1898, he served an apprenticeship with the American Fine Art Company, a lithographic firm, where he was introduced to photography, purchasing his first camera in 1895. In 1899, he began exhibiting in photographic salons, and in 1900, he met Alfred Stieglitz, who purchased three photographs. Soon after, he departed for Europe, settling in Paris, exhibiting in salons there and in London, continuing to send photographs to American exhibitions. In 1902 he was back in New York, and joined Stieglitz, as a founding member of the Photo-Secession. In 1911, he was commissioned by Art et Decoration for fashion photographs, an application he practiced for most of his career. Steichen's career was the most varied of the members of the Photo-Secession; an accomplished photographer and painter, Lt. Commander and director of U.S. Naval Photography during WW II, and Director of the Department of Photography for the Museum of Modern Art.
Published by Alfred Stieglitz, New York 1903
Seller: Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd., ABAA, Akron, U.S.A.Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd., ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHand-pulled photogravure, 7 13/16 x 6 inches [19.83 x 15.24 cm] printed on tissue and tipped on to the original laid paper leaf, 11 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches [29.85x 20.96 cm]. Archivally matted on rag board with window overmat. Fine. The image is a fine full-tone photogravure from CAMERA WORK 2.1903 Edward Steichen (Eduard Jean Steich…en) was born in Luxembourg, 1879. In 1889, his family settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From the 1894-1898, he served an apprenticeship with the American Fine Art Company, a lithographic firm, where he was introduced to photography, purchasing his first camera in 1895. In 1899, he began exhibiting in photographic salons, and in 1900, he met Alfred Stieglitz, who purchased three photographs. Soon after, he departed for Europe, settling in Paris, exhibiting in salons there and in London, continuing to send photographs to American exhibitions. In 1902 he was back in New York, and joined Stieglitz, as a founding member of the Photo-Secession. In 1911, he was commissioned by Art et Decoration for fashion photographs, an application he practiced for most of his career. Steichen's career was the most varied of the members of the Photo-Secession; an accomplished photographer and painter, Lt. Commander and director of U.S. Naval Photography during WW II, and Director of the Department of Photography for the Museum of Modern Art.
Published by Alfred Stieglitz, New York 1911
Seller: Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd., ABAA, Akron, U.S.A.Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd., ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHand-pulled photogravure, 8 3/16 x 6 1/4 inches [20.80 x 15.88 cm] printed on tissue and tipped on to the original laid paper leaf, 11 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches [29.85x 20.96 cm]. Archivally matted on rag board with window overmat. Fine. The image is a fine, full-tone photogravure from CAMERA WORK 34/35, 1911. Edward Steichen (Eduard J…ean Steichen) was born in Luxembourg, 1879. In 1889, his family settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From the 1894-1898, he served an apprenticeship with the American Fine Art Company, a lithographic firm, where he was introduced to photography, purchasing his first camera in 1895. In 1899, he began exhibiting in photographic salons, and in 1900, he met Alfred Stieglitz, who purchased three photographs. Soon after, he departed for Europe, settling in Paris, exhibiting in salons there and in London, continuing to send photographs to American exhibitions. In 1902 he was back in New York, and joined Stieglitz, as a founding member of the Photo-Secession. In 1911, he was commissioned by Art et Decoration for fashion photographs, an application he practiced for most of his career. Steichen's career was the most varied of the members of the Photo-Secession; an accomplished photographer and painter, Lt. Commander and director of U.S. Naval Photography during WW II, and Director of the Department of Photography for the Museum of Modern Art.
