Fashion Photo, 1937

Darstellung: 25.1 x 20.1 cm

Physical Description: Silver Gelatin Print on paper

Inventory Number: St.F.177

Acquisition: Acquired in 2011 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, property of the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Status: Not on display

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About the Work

"Make 'Vogue' into a Louvre", commented Edward Steichen in 1934, at a time when he had already been chief photographer at 'Vogue' and 'Vanity Fair' for eleven years. His presentations continue to influence our ideas of glamour. It was Steichen who staged Hollywood and Broadway stars in the right light, in photos that transformed fashion into art. In this shot for 'Vogue', the model in the billowing gown resembles the Louvre's 'Nike of Samothrace'. After the Second World War, Steichen headed the photographic department at the New York Museum of Modern Art, for which he also curated the legendary exhibition 'The Family of Man'.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Fashion Photo

Photographer

Edward Steichen

Period Produced

20th century

School

fashion photography

Object Type

photograph

Physical Description: Silver Gelatin Print on paper

Material

Technique

silver gelatin print

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Am Bildrand oben rechts die ins Negativ geschriebene Notiz „1880.8 VOGUE“, auf der Rückseite mit Bleistift u.a. die Datierung 1937, außerdem Stempel „PHOTOGRAPH BY EDWARD STEICHEN / Printed from the original negative“.

Property and Acquisition

Institution

Städel Museum

Departement

Photographic Collection

Collection

Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline: Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Eigentum des Städelschen Museums-Vereins e.V.

Picture Copyright: © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025

Acquisition: Acquired in 2011 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, property of the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.