Edward Steichen: In High Fashion - The Conde Nast Years, 1923-1937 [Hardcover]

Todd Brandow (Author), William A. Ewing (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 11, 2008

The most extensive collection of Steichen's legendary Vogue and Vanity Fair work ever brought to the public.

Edward Steichen was already a famous painter and photographer in America and abroad when, in early 1923, he was offered the most prestigious position in photography's commercial domain: that of chief photographer for Vogue and Vanity Fair.

Over the next fifteen years, Steichen would produce a body of work of unequaled brilliance, dramatizing and glamorizing contemporary culture and its achievers in politics, literature, film, sport, dance, theater, opera, and the world of high fashion. Here are iconic images of Gloria Swanson, Gary Cooper, Greta Garbo, and Charlie Chaplin as well as numerous other celebrities drawn from an archive of more than two thousand original prints. Until now, no more than a handful have been exhibited or published in book form. The photographs of the 1920s and 1930s represent the high point in Steichen's career and are among the most striking creations of twentieth-century photography. 242 illustrations

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About the Author

Todd Brandow is the founding director of the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and in Paris.

William A. Ewing was Director of the Musée de l’Élysée in Lausanne from 1996 to 2010. His many publications on photography include Face: The New Photographic Portrait (978-0-500-28732-3) and Edward Steichen (978-0-500-41093-6).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; First edition (October 11, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393066770
• ISBN-13: 978-0393066777
• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 10.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #487,678 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!, April 3, 2009

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This review is from: Edward Steichen: In High Fashion - The Conde Nast Years, 1923-1937 (Hardcover)

This is an outstanding book, and really shows how Steichen contributed so much to what we think of as fashion and glamor photography. The reproduction of the photos is excellent. Because these photos originally appeared in magazines, I would bet that they look better here than they did in those original publications. There's not a lot of text, but what there is is certainly informative and interesting. Highly recommended!

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars unbelievable great pictures, February 24, 2009

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This review is from: Edward Steichen: In High Fashion - The Conde Nast Years, 1923-1937 (Hardcover)

this was a gift for my husband but it end in a pleasure for all of us and our friends, EVERYBODY love to look at this illustrated book and enjoy it !

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best reproduction quality I ever saw!, October 11, 2010

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This review is from: Edward Steichen: In High Fashion - The Conde Nast Years, 1923-1937 (Hardcover)

Magnificent photos, outstanding reproduction quality (quadro-tone).
The articles are informative and short, as it should be.
It is extremely interesting what the one of the best pictorialist of the world (may be the best one) could do in fashion. Highly recommended!