WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART Edward Steichen's work might consider musty and overrefined these days.WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART Edward Steichen's work might consider musty and overrefined these days, on the contrary there's no denying the influence of his switch from impressionist Pictorialism to crisp modernism, or the definitive elegance of his work in as well-as; not only-but also; not only-but; not alone-but styles, or his crusading, entrepreneurial spirit. on the time Steichen put down his camera in 1947 to become the first head of MOMA's department of photography, he'd cofound 291 strange York's inaugural photo and art gallery (with mentor Alfred Stieglitz) and landed a lucrative contract with Conde Nast. plenteous of the vintage work curator Barbara Haskell has gathered for this retrospective (the first major Steichen exhibition since 1961) was marksman for Vogue and Vanity Fair--not to mention any number of grateful advertisers. Oct 5 200-Feb 4 2001 COPYRIGHT 2000 Artforum International Magazine, Inc. |
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