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

The Greatest Crime in Christendom
Unknown artist published by United States Food Administration

Glory to the Soviet Youth!
Mikhail Mikhailovich Solov'ev (Born Moscow, 1905; died Moscow, 1990) Inna Mikhailovna Levidova (Born St. Petersburg, 1916; died 1988)

Untitled
Shozo Shimamoto Japanese, 1928–2013

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)

Work
Saburo Murakami Japanese, 1925–1996

Trumpet Player
Vienna State Porcelain Manufactory Austrian, 1744-1864

Self-Portrait with Brush and Palette
Edward Steichen American, born Luxembourg, 1879–1973

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)
Neil Armstrong (American, 1930-2012) for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)(American, established 1958)

Untitled (Martian Landscape)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) American, established 1958

Midnight Lake George
Edward Steichen American, born Luxembourg, 1879–1973

United States Post Office, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation
Edward Herbert Bennett American, born England 1874–1954

King Solomon Receiving the Queen of Sheba
Master of the Antwerp Adoration Group (Netherlandish, active c. 1520)