Self-Portrait From Camera Work, No. 2
Artist
Edward Jean Steichen
(American, 1879-1973)
Publisher
Alfred Stieglitz
(American, 1868 - 1949)
CultureAmerican
DateApril 1903
MediumPhotogravure
DimensionsOverall: 11 3/4 x 8 1/8 in. (29.8 x 20.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number89.103.3
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a photogravure; originally part of CAMERA WORK.Label TextEdward J. Steichen American (1879-1973) Self Portrait from Camera Work, No. 2, April 1903 Photogravure Museum Purchase 89.103.3 Perceptive of new trends and possibilities in the photographic medium, Edward Steichen held a central role in shaping 20th-century photography both as photographer and later as director of photography at the Museum of Modern Art. During the years, his photography became increasingly "straight," yet Steichen worked in the pictorial style for some 20 years between 1890 and 1910. After the first exhibition of his photographs in 1899, Steichen became a leading pictorial photographer. In collaboration with Alfred Stieglitz, he was a founding member of the Photo Secession, was instrumental in the publication of Camera Work, and suggested exhibitors for the gallery known as 291. Later, he became a fashion photographer and was photographically active in both World Wars. In 1980, the Chrysler organized a solo exhibition of Steichen's work. The collection includes six gelatin silver prints by Steichen, all of which were gifts from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. (Separate Label) Camera Work, a quarterly magazine published and edited in New York City by Alfred Stieglitz from 1903 to 1917, contained work by major photographers of the period in some of the finest quality reproductions in the history of photographic publishing. Many of the images that appeared in Camera Work no longer exist as photographic prints: the magazine's gravures and halftones are the only extant collectible forms of these images. In addition to photography, Camera Work championed other modern arts and reproduced work by Cezanne, Marin, Matisse, Picasso, Rodin, and others. With original articles by George Bernard Shaw, Sadakichi Hartmann (sometimes writing as Sidney H. Allen), Gertrude Stein, Mabel Dodge, and many others, the magazine was a forum for modern critical thinking on photography and other art forms. The 50 issues were produced with consistently fine materials and elegant choices in typography and design. The Chrysler Museum acquired a set of Camera Work in 1989. Edited By: GLY Edited Date: 11/10/2003Exhibition History"Silver Images: The Photography Collection at 25," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., November 5, 2003 - August 2004. "Edward Steichen: In Exaltation of Flowers," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, February 23 - November 28, 2021.
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