Dana Steichen
Print: after 1939 - before 1971Gelatin silver print toned in palladium ((marouflé sur carton)) ; (tonnifié)H x L : 25.2 x 20.3 cm
Dana Desboro Glover was Edward Steichen’s second wife. They met in 1921 when Dana was 27 years old and married in 1923. This portrait of Steichen’s wife is not a snapshot. He carefully staged his wife Dana. Her face appears bright in this otherwise dark picture. Dana is apparently standing in a garden, with branches of a tree framing her head. It is therefore likely that Steichen worked with natural light that perfectly accentuated Dana’s face, creating a contrast to her black hair and the monochrome, undefined background.
Object: Dana Steichen
- Artist | Manufacturer:
- Edward Steichen (1879-1973) | Photographer
- Dana Desboro Glover (1894-1957) | Represented person
- Title:
- Dana Steichen
- Date:
- Print: after 1939 - before 1971
- Shot: probably 1930 - before 1939
- Inventory Number:
- 1985-030/021-b
- Collection:
- Edward Steichen Collection
- Domain:
- Photography
- Designation:
- Photograph
- Iconography:
- Portrait
- Material | Technique:
- Gelatin silver print toned in palladium ((marouflé sur carton)) ; (tonnifié)
- Measurements:
- H x L : 25.2 x 20.3 cm
- Geographical Reference:
- Shooting location: | Umpawaug
- Copyright:
-
Work: In Copyright | © The Estate of Edward Steichen / Adagp, Paris, 2024
Image(s): In Copyright | Reproduction: MNAHA / Tom Lucas
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
- Photographer:
- Tom Lucas
Dana Desboro Glover was Edward Steichen’s second wife. They met in 1921 when Dana was 27 years old and married in 1923. This portrait of Steichen’s wife is not a snapshot. He carefully staged his wife Dana. Her face appears bright in this otherwise dark picture. Dana is apparently standing in a garden, with branches of a tree framing her head. It is therefore likely that Steichen worked with natural light that perfectly accentuated Dana’s face, creating a contrast to her black hair and the monochrome, undefined background.
Object: Dana Steichen
- Artist | Manufacturer:
- Edward Steichen (1879-1973) | Photographer
- Dana Desboro Glover (1894-1957) | Represented person
- Title:
- Dana Steichen
- Date:
- Print: after 1939 - before 1971
- Shot: probably 1930 - before 1939
- Inventory Number:
- 1985-030/021-b
- Collection:
- Edward Steichen Collection
- Domain:
- Photography
- Designation:
- Photograph
- Iconography:
- Portrait
- Material | Technique:
- Gelatin silver print toned in palladium ((marouflé sur carton)) ; (tonnifié)
- Measurements:
- H x L : 25.2 x 20.3 cm
- Geographical Reference:
- Shooting location: | Umpawaug
- Copyright:
-
Work: In Copyright | © The Estate of Edward Steichen / Adagp, Paris, 2024
Image(s): In Copyright | Reproduction: MNAHA / Tom Lucas
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
- Photographer:
- Tom Lucas