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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Edward Steichen and the Garden

Edward Steichen and the Garden

Stuart-Smith, Sue
McNear, Sarah Anne

Hardcover

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Publisher Price: $60.00

ISBN10: 030028411X
ISBN13: 9780300284119
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: Mar 10 2026
Pages: 298
Weight: 4.40
Height: 1.50 Width: 10.10 Depth: 11.80
Language: English

The story of photographer Edward Steichen's deep connections to the natural world, from how it influenced his artistic practice to his award-winning garden

In a 1937 article titled Millions of Gardeners, Life magazine published Mr. Steichen . . . is known among photographers as one of the greatest portraitists clicking a shutter today. He is known among horticulturists as one of the greatest breeders of delphiniums who ever called the gods' wrath down on a burrowing star-nosed mole. For over sixty years, the pioneering American photographer Edward Steichen spent most of his spare time--and money--nurturing plants and gardens. It was an activity that sustained and inspired him, and through which he developed ardently held intellectual precepts regarding the interrelationship of creativity, nature, and art. Edward Steichen and the Garden explores Steichen's artistic practice and his engagement with nature, gardening, and plant breeding, bringing to light the many ways in which the two pursuits were closely allied. The book's abundant illustrations feature paintings and photographs by Steichen and fellow artists who painted in his garden, including Arthur B. Carles, John Marin, Katharine Rhoades, and Marion Beckett. A selection of archival material such as family snapshots and awards for his delphiniums offers an intimate perspective on Steichen's devotion to nature and his garden.

Published in association with the George Eastman Museum

Exhibition Schedule:

George Eastman Museum, Rochester, NY

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