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STEICHEN
STEICHEN
ScnMaster
Edward Steichen (1879 - 1972), pioneer in photography as an
art
form
. In
World
War
I he led the photo
division
of the air
service
and in
World War II
he headed the navy photo
unit
. From 1947 to 1962 he was the
director
of the photo
department
at the Museum of Modern
Art
in
New York
.
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SHSBC
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