A Life in Photography [J0044]

1963 - HCDJ in nice clean condition, 11.5x10-inch. Published in collaboration with The Museum Of Modern Art with introductory essays for each section by the photographer. From Wikipedia: Edward Jean Steichen 1879-1973) was a Luxembourgish American photographer, painter and curator and a pioneer of fashion photography. His gown images for the magazine Art et Décoration in 1911 were the first modern fashion photographs to be published. From 1923 to 1938, Steichen served as chief photographer for the Condé Nast magazines Vogue and Vanity Fair, while also working for many advertising agencies, including J. Walter Thompson. During these years, Steichen was regarded as the most popular and highest-paid photographer in the world."

From Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "A world class tour through the eye and mind of one the world's great photographers. Great images of his transformative images as well a definitive early history of the NY, Paris worlds of photography as well as World War I"; "This is a fascinating book if you love photography, and I do! Not only does it provide a wonderful collection of Edward Steichen's photographs; it also provides his own comments on the photos. What a fascinating life -- his life was a biographical dictionary! Even his brother-in-law was Carl Sandburg! I felt like I was talking with Steichen. I have had the book for years and previously viewed it as a photograph collection; then I realized the full narrative! Worth reading! I then enjoyed his Family of Man collection."; "The Annie Liebowitz of his time. Great photos of celebrities, not just Hollywood but also musicians, authors, poets, to say nothing of his captivating daily life."