Masters of Photography - Edward Steichen

Overview

Widely regarded as the most influential photographer of the 20th century, he was born Eduard Jean Steichen in Luxenberg 1879. He worked in every aspect of the art fashion, industrial, nature, combat, portrait and tabletop photography. As the leading curator of the New York Museum of Modern Art he created the famous "Family of Man" photography exposition in 1955. In every branch photography up to which he laid his hand he became a master. His potraits of Gershwin, Garbo, Eugene O'Neill, Marlene Dietrich, Chaplin and George M Cohan are the definitive images by which we remember those celebrated artists.

Cast

Edward Steichen

Self

David Wayne

Narrator (voice)