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Pillars of the Parthenon by Edward Steichen — VisualArtsDB

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Pillars of the Parthenon

Edward Steichen

1921

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 20 1/4 × 19 3/8" (51.4 × 49.2 cm)
Genre: Photograph
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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Photography from 20,000 ft. Small specks on road are troops. The number of troops in this particular movement was calculated exactly from this set of photographs. (The weather was dull when picture was taken and troops did not see airplane, otherwise an effort would have been made to conceal them)

Photography from 20,000 ft. Small specks on road are troops. The number of troops in this particular movement was calculated exactly from this set of photographs. (The weather was dull when picture was taken and troops did not see airplane, otherwise an effort would have been made to conceal them)

Edward Steichen, 1918

Self-Portrait with Brush and Palette

Self-Portrait with Brush and Palette

Edward Steichen, 1902

Montfaucon (winter)

Montfaucon (winter)

Edward Steichen, 1918

Largest American advance supply depot near Dijon. This was formerly a great marsh. All the tracks and warehouses built by the A.E.F. Advance Supply Depot No. 1, Is-sur-Tille

Largest American advance supply depot near Dijon. This was formerly a great marsh. All the tracks and warehouses built by the A.E.F. Advance Supply Depot No. 1, Is-sur-Tille

Edward Steichen, 1918

Enlargement of Small White Square on Preceding Plate

Enlargement of Small White Square on Preceding Plate

Edward Steichen, 1918

Advertisement for Eastman Kodak

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Edward Steichen, 1928

Ruby Keeler in "Show Girl"

Ruby Keeler in "Show Girl"

Edward Steichen, 1929

Rabbit (Le Tournesol)

Rabbit (Le Tournesol)

Edward Steichen, 1920

Ruins of Montfaucon (Argonne Sector), Montfaucon

Ruins of Montfaucon (Argonne Sector), Montfaucon

Edward Steichen, 1918

Montsec (strongly fortified enemy position taken by the American troops during the St. Mihiel offensive), S. Étang de la Perche to S. Montsec

Montsec (strongly fortified enemy position taken by the American troops during the St. Mihiel offensive), S. Étang de la Perche to S. Montsec

Edward Steichen, 1918

Saint Jean des Monts, Gunnery and Armament Camps

Saint Jean des Monts, Gunnery and Armament Camps

Edward Steichen, 1919

Fismes, (vertical photos) compare with preceding: oblique photo of same town and note how much better the effect of artillery fire is shown by this vertical photograph, pratically not a roof left in the town

Fismes, (vertical photos) compare with preceding: oblique photo of same town and note how much better the effect of artillery fire is shown by this vertical photograph, pratically not a roof left in the town

Edward Steichen, 1918