Edward J. Steichen born: March 27th 1879 and died: March 25th 1973 he was an American photographer, painter, and art gallery and museum curator. He was the most frequently featured photographer in Alfred Stieglitz' groundbreaking magazine Camera Work during its run from 1903 to 1917.While at Museum of Modern Art, in 1955 he created and assembled the exhibit The Family of Man. The exhibit eventually travelled to sixty-nine countries, it was seen by nine million people, and sold two and a half million copies of a companion book. In 1962, Steichen hired John Szarkowski to be his successor at the Museum of Modern Art. Edward Steichen is appreciated for creating The Family of Man in 1955, a vast exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art consisting of over 500 photos that depicted life, love and death in 68 countries.
Some of Edward Steichens work:
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