Edward J. Steichen’s Autochromes of Charlotte Spaulding Albright
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Dr. Anthony Bannon, Director of George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film discusses the previously unknown autochromes made by Edward J. Steichen in 1908.
“For me, these two are the capstone autochromes. So brilliantly luminous still to this day since they’ve been stored in a closet shortly after they were made in 1908,” Dr. Bannon says. He shares with us the surprising and delightful story of the museum’s acquisition of the two glass plate images, made by the photographer who brought the autochrome process to the United States in 1908 from France.
Edward Steichen, described by Dr. Bannon as a “paragon of virtue in photography,” served as a founding influence for the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film and remained a figure until his death in 1981.
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PHOTO CREDITS:
- SELF-PORTRAIT by Edward Steichen ca. 1917. Palladium print. Bequest of Edward Steichen by Direction of Joanna T. Steichen
- SELF-PORTRAIT by Edward Steichen. 1929. Gelatin silver print. Bequest of Edward Steichen by Direction of Joanna T. Steichen.
- EDWARD J. STEICHEN by Nickolas Muray. American (1892-1965). 1940. Color print, assembly (Carbro) process
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I would love to visit the museum someday. I find the history compelling.
07 Aug 2009 at 9:32 am
September 17th, 2009
Hello, I thought you might like to know we are selling on eBay a Frosted Silver Medal struck in the late 19th C. and later dated in 1908 bearing the names of Langdon Albright and Charlotte Spaulding. It was, we think, their wedding/betrothal medal. We have no way of knowing whether or not other items of hers are of interest to you, but thought we’d pass along the information.
Thank you Peter L. Combs/ 978.283.3524/Glouceester, MA
Ebay : plcombs
17 Sep 2009 at 4:29 pm