Steichen’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Second Battle of Philippines
Artist unknown (U.S. Navy, Steichen group) American, active 1939–1945
Mastoid (Drinking Cup)
Attributed to the Leafless Group Greek; Athens
Untitled
Tanaka Atsuko Japanese, 1932-2005
Kantharos (Wine Cup)
Attributed to the Kantharos Group Greek; Apulia, Italy
Standing Poodle
Attributed to United States Pottery Company American, 1847–58 Bennington, Vermont
Barack Obama "Hope" Poster
Shepard Fairey American, born 1970
State Birds and Flowers Quilt
Jeannette Dean Throckmorton (American, 1883–1963) Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Glory to the Soviet Youth!
Mikhail Mikhailovich Solov'ev (Born Moscow, 1905; died Moscow, 1990) Inna Mikhailovna Levidova (Born St. Petersburg, 1916; died 1988)
The Greatest Crime in Christendom
Unknown artist published by United States Food Administration
Shozo Shimamoto Japanese, 1928–2013
Self-Portrait with Brush and Palette
Edward Steichen American, born Luxembourg, 1879–1973
Buzz Aldrin on the Moon with Scene Reflected in his Face Covering and Footprints on Ground
Neil Armstrong (American, 1930-2012) for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)(American, established 1958)
Trumpet Player
Vienna State Porcelain Manufactory Austrian, 1744-1864
Work
Saburo Murakami Japanese, 1925–1996
Untitled (David R. Scott gathering lunar regolith samples while conducting senelogical experiments on the Moon, with Iriwn’s Shadow in the Left Foreground)
James B. Irwin (American, 1930-1991) for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (American, established 1958)
Untitled (Footprint)
Midnight Lake George
Rodin, Le Penseur
Self-Portrait with Camera
Untitled (Martian Landscape)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) American, established 1958