Self-portrait
Artist
Edward Steichen
(American, born Luxembourg, 1879 - 1973)
Dateca. 1929
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 inches (25.24 × 20.16 cm)
Mount: 14 × 11 inches (35.56 × 27.94 cm)
Mount: 14 × 11 inches (35.56 × 27.94 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.4399
SignedArtist's stamp on mount verso, top, in black ink: "PHOTOGRAPH BY STEICHEN / 80 WEST 40th STREET / NEW YORK."
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of a man (Edward Steichen) squatting in lower left corner of frame with his hands outstretched in front of him touching the floor. A large camera is on the right side of the frame casting a shadow on a three panel white screen.Exhibition HistoryAmerican Photography: Recent Additions to the Hallmark Photographic Collection. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, February 27 – May 14, 2000, no cat.
American Photography: Selections from the Hallmark Photographic Collection at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Mulvane Art Museum, Topeka, KS, September 15 – 29, 2006, no cat.
Rotation 8. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, May 12 – October 11, 2010, no cat.
Rotation 20. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, October 8, 2015 – February 28, 2016, no cat.
This self-portrait depicts Edward Steichen at the peak of his commercial career as chief photographer for Condé Nast’s publications Vogue and Vanity Fair, a position he held from 1923 to 1937. This dynamic composition depicts the photographer with his trademark studio tools: a tripod-mounted 8x10-inch camera and an array of studio lights.
Acquired from the artist by William Strosahl, (1910-2002), New York, NY;
George Rinhart, Palm Springs, CA;
Purchased from George Rinhart by Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1998;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
George Rinhart, Palm Springs, CA;
Purchased from George Rinhart by Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1998;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
Copyright© The Estate of Edward Steichen / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Information about a particular artwork or image, including provenance information,
is based upon historic information and may not be currently accurate or complete.
Research on artwork and images is an ongoing process, and the information about a
particular artwork or image may not reflect the most current information available to the Museum.
If you notice a mistake or have additional information about a particular artwork or image,
please e-mail provenance@nelson-atkins.org.
