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edward steichen

edward jean steichen -lrb- march 27 , 1879 -- march 25 , 1973 -rrb- was a luxembourgian american photographer , painter , and art gallery and museum curator .
steichen was the most frequently featured photographer in alfred stieglitz ' groundbreaking magazine `` camera work '' during its run from 1903 to 1917 .
together stieglitz and steichen opened the little galleries of the photo-secession , which eventually became known as 291 after its address .
his photos of gowns for the magazine `` art et décoration '' in 1911 are regarded as the first modern fashion photographs ever published .
from 1923 to 1938 , steichen was a photographer for the condé nast magazines `` vogue '' and `` vanity fair '' while also working for many advertising agencies including j. walter thompson .
during these years , steichen was regarded as the best known and highest paid photographer in the world .
in 1944 , he directed the war documentary `` the fighting lady '' , which won the 1945 academy award for best documentary .
after world war ii , steichen was director of the department of photography at new york 's museum of modern art until 1962 .
while at moma , he curated and assembled the exhibit `` the family of man '' , which was seen by nine million people .
