Edward Steichen and the Garden
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Sarah Anne McNear's 'Edward Steichen and the Garden' accompanies an exhibition exploring the photographer Edward Steichen’s lifelong relationship with gardens and plants.
The book situates Steichen’s gardening, hybridization work, and award-winning delphiniums alongside his photographic and artistic career, arguing the garden was integral to his creativity and restoration.
Drawing on archival materials and Steichen’s writings, the author highlights key moments such as his gardens in Voulanger and Redding, Connecticut, and his 1936 delphinium exhibition at MoMA.
The book reframes Steichen not only as a major twentieth-century photographer but also as a serious gardener and plant breeder whose private garden sustained his professional life.
It includes reproductions and documentation tied to the George Eastman Museum exhibition and maps the show’s loan venues and dates.
The book situates Steichen’s gardening, hybridization work, and award-winning delphiniums alongside his photographic and artistic career, arguing the garden was integral to his creativity and restoration.
Drawing on archival materials and Steichen’s writings, the author highlights key moments such as his gardens in Voulanger and Redding, Connecticut, and his 1936 delphinium exhibition at MoMA.
The book reframes Steichen not only as a major twentieth-century photographer but also as a serious gardener and plant breeder whose private garden sustained his professional life.
It includes reproductions and documentation tied to the George Eastman Museum exhibition and maps the show’s loan venues and dates.
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