Artist Monograph

Edward Steichen, American

American, born Luxembourg. 1879–1973

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Photography 154 51.5%
Printmaking 84 28.1%
Other Media 55 18.4%
Drawing 4 1.3%
Lithography 1 0.3%
Tempera 1 0.3%

Department Distribution

Department Works Share
Photography 298 99.7%
Drawings & Prints 1 0.3%

Production by Decade

14
1890s
105
1900s
29
1910s
87
1920s
50
1930s
1
1940s
13
1950s

Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)14249.1%
Medium (30–100 cm)14650.5%
Large (1–3 m)10.3%

Range: 5.0 cm → 133.4 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19413
19441
19553
19601
1961131
19624
19631
196416
19651
19661
19672
19696
197029
19713
197319
197531
19761
19781
19792
19811
198214
19834
19841
19861
19871

Currently On View

  • "MoMA, Floor 5, 504" — 4
  • "MoMA, Floor 5, 510" — 1

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  2. 3358 Louise Bourgeois
  3. 2199 Ellsworth Kelly
  4. 1338 Lee Friedlander
  5. 932 George Maciunas