Edward Steichen

Photography Appreciation

Luxembourgian American photographer, Edward Jean Steichen, is recognized as the first modern fashion photographer who captured models and movie stars such as Marion Morehouse and Gary Cooper.

The Academy Award winner was also known for co-founding the internationally famous art gallery 291 on Fifth Avenue in New York City with Alfred Stieglitz.

You can see more of his wonderful photographer HERE.

Gary Cooper (1930) via tmagazine 

Gloria Swanson (1924) via venetianred 

Marion Morehouse and unidentified model
wearing dresses by Vionnet (1930) via tmagazine

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Steichen
http://www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/steichen/
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/stei/hd_stei.htm
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/edward-steichen-in-vogue-125189608/?no-ist
http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=5623
http://www.artnet.com/artists/edward-steichen/
http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/EdwardSteichen
http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/artists/1780/edward-steichen-american-1879-1973/
http://venetianred.net/tag/edward-steichen/
http://thebluelantern.blogspot.com/2014/01/edward-steichen-painting-or-photography.html
http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/in-focus-edward-steichen/?_r=0
https://danielgerhartz.wordpress.com/tag/edward-steichen-paintings/