J. P. Morgan
Artist
Edward Jean Steichen
(American, 1879-1973)
CultureAmerican
Date1903
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 16 1/2 × 13 9/16 in. (41.9 × 34.4 cm)
Overall, Support: 17 × 14 in. (43.2 × 35.6 cm)
Overall, Frame: 23 1/2 × 19 7/8 in. (59.7 × 50.5 cm)
Overall, Support: 17 × 14 in. (43.2 × 35.6 cm)
Overall, Frame: 23 1/2 × 19 7/8 in. (59.7 × 50.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2207.41
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a photograph depicting J.P. Morgan. Label TextEdward J. Steichen American (b. Luxembourg, 1879-1973) J. P. Morgan, 1903 Gelatin-silver print Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.2207.41 After the first exhibition of his photographs in 1899, Edward 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. Edited By: SIR Edited Date: 08/16/2004 Approved By: MHM Approval Date: 09/21/2005Exhibition History"Photographs from the Chrysler Museum," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., February 26 - April 23, 1989. "The Portrait in America," The Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photography Galleries, The Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., January 26 - April 8, 1990. "Photography Speaks," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, September 4, 2004 - January 2, 2005. "Edward Steichen: In Exaltation of Flowers," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, February 23 - November 28, 2021.Published ReferencesBrooks Johnson, _The Portrait in America_, exh. cat., The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., 1990, 9, 73. Coyle, Heather Campbell, Howard Pyle: American Master Rediscovered, Delaware Art Museum, 2011. fig. 126, p. 177
