Edward Steichen Quotes

American photographer, artist and curator (1879-1973)

Edward Jean Steichen (March 27, 1879 – March 25, 1973) was an American photographer, painter, and art gallery and museum curator.

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Alternative Names: Edward Jean Steichen • Éduard Jean Steichen • Edward J. Steichen • Edward J Steichen • Edowādo Sutaiken • Eduoard J. Steichen • Edowado Sutaiken • Eduard Jean Steichen • Eduard J. Steichen • Edouard J. Steichen • Eduard-Jean Steichen • Edowadpo Sutaiken • Eduard Steichen • Edouard Jean Steichen

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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.

Today, I am no longer concerned with photography as an art form. I believe it is potentially the best medium for explaining man to himself and his fellow man.