Edward Steichen Quotes

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Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the earth and skies that man has inherited, and the wealth and confusion man has created. [It is] a major force in explaining man to man.

Edward Steichen

I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself.

Edward Steichen

The mission of photography is to explain man to man and each man to himself.

Edward Steichen

Edward Steichen

Edward Steichen

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Born: March 27, 1879

Died: March 25, 1973 (aged 93)

Bio: Edward Jean Steichen was an American photographer, painter, and art gallery and museum curator.

Known for:

Family of Man (1955)
Steichen's legacy
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A life in photography (1963)
US NAVY War Photographs

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