Edward Steichen: In High Fashion, the Condé Nast Years 1923–1937
September 26, 2009 – January 3, 2010
As chief photographer for Vogue and Vanity Fair, Edward Steichen profoundly shaped the look of celebrity and fashion photography in the 1920s and ’30s. He immortalized leading writers, artists, actors,dancers and politicians in striking portraits. Fashion photography was revolutionized when he began depicting the creations of all the great designers of the age, including Poiret, Chanel, Lelong, Lanvin, Patou and Schiaparelli. This exhibition showcases more than 200 photographs by one of the most influential photographers of the twentieth century.
Edward Steichen: In High Fashion, the Condé Nast Years, 1923 –1937 is curated by William A. Ewing, director, Musée de l´Elysée; Todd Brandow, executive director, Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography; and Nathalie Herschdorfer, curator, Musée de l’Elysée.
The exhibition has been organized by the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography, Minneapolis, and the Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, in collaboration with the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.
Generously supported by The Volunteers of the Art Gallery of Ontario.
William Ewing, Curator of Edward Steichen: In High Fashion, 1923-1937
Recorded: Saturday, September 26 2009
Duration: 45:59
Buy the Catalogue
Accompanying the exhibition is a 288-page publication, Edward Steichen: In High Fashion, the Condé Nast Years, 1923 –1937, by William A. Ewing and Todd Brandow (Minneapolis: FEP Editions, 2008) – with essays by Musée de l´Elysée Director William A. Ewing and Curator Nathalie Herschdorfer, International Center of Photography Curator Carol Squiers, and Kunsthaus Zurich Curator Tobia Bezzola.
Fashion Follies
In Gallery 139, until March 2010