I stumbled upon Edward Steichen: In High Fashion - The Conde Nast Years, 1923-1937 at my local library. It's a wonderful book. Many of the photos are excellent portraits.
https://www.amazon.com/Edward-Steich...6862310&sr=8-1
I stumbled upon Edward Steichen: In High Fashion - The Conde Nast Years, 1923-1937 at my local library. It's a wonderful book. Many of the photos are excellent portraits.
https://www.amazon.com/Edward-Steich...6862310&sr=8-1
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
― Alexander Den Heijer, Nothing You Don't Already Know
I have had this for a while Peter & agree! it's kind of a two book series if I'm not mistaken and I'll look around the house later as I'm pretty sure I have both. The 1st is focused on his earlier work/history w/ soft focus impressionistic work and then this one that focuses on his commercial/fashion work with both the movie industry & fashion magazines. Edward has to be one of my favorite photographers.
Edward Steichen does far more than Fashion, this was an era when image making excellence was valued and appreciated in different ways than today.
Get this book on ES, it is GOOD.
https://www.amazon.com/Life-Photogra.../dp/0385055714
Edward Steichen shares a common history with George Hurrell, they were both Painters and understood light and composition well. Both drew from this art, craft, skill and long history of effective image making from many other past masters.
Bernice
I will give my opinion when I get the book. Arriving Dec 31, 2019 - Jan 9, 2020
Found a few images on etsy
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=...AAAAAdAAAAABAX
I am sure I will like it and probably have seen many images over the decades. I am 69 years old
My second and last wife was an old master type painter, Rembrandt style, took her a year to do one painting, she painted Cleveland Punks and moi.
We were collectors of 1920's things living in a 1920's Chicago apt, once the entire floor of a 5 story building, near Charlie Chaplin's Essanay studio. We lived in the old library, the original apt was divided into 6 apts. We found the blueprints in the basement and visited the current owner in the original penthouse, unrestored. Ballroom on first floor. Lovely
Additionally Marnie collected 20's clothing and wore them.
I was not doing much photography at the time, recovering from my last disaster.
Stay tuned...
Tin Can
The vgc First Edition BOOK arrived, best $9 delivered I ever spent.
I am going to take this book slow. I just read the introduction written by Edward Steichen, which had me in tears a couple times. Why? Because he shows he had 'nature' but 'nurture' clearly, by mother, directed his early path. I also believe the 1890's was a period of intense innovation in many fields. Took decades to realize the technology fully.
I love his tale of accidentally kicking the tripod and liking the result. Innovation by happenstance and recognition.
more later
Tin Can
Great to hear this book was well enjoyed.
Edward Steichen was introduced to me by an artist fiend during the early 1980's he was inspirational in many ways and one of many Artist that affected my perception of what Photography and Art could be. There is much to learn from Artist like Edward Steichen as inspiration and examples of what expressive image making can be. They should always be noted as inspiration rather than emulation.
One of my fave music programs "From the Top" which highlights musically gifted youth was heard the story of one gifted performer telling how his music teacher-mentor coached and directed the many practice exercises over many years of musical instrument learning. There came a time when this
music teacher-mentor told him time has come to greatly limit these practice exercises and give each piece of music learned YOUR own voice and interpretation. Much the same can be applied to creative image making where great Artistic works from accomplished Artist like Edward Steichen can be used as learning and inspiration to help a developing Artist find their own creative voice.
Bernice
Tin Can
I agree on him being a favourite photographer, too. I find "Edward Steichen - Lives in photography", (ISBN-13: 978-0393066265) to be a really good book, but I am not able to say whether it is better than any others. I am not much for buying photography books, they tend to "wear out" too soon, but this one has kept its interest to me for years now.
"Be still and allow the mud to settle."
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