Artworks · Edward Steichen

Detailed interpretation of preceding picture, Apremont

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 17.2 × 22.7 cm (6 13/16 × 8 15/16 in.); Paper: 17.7 × 23.2 cm (7 × 9 3/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Gercourt-et-Drillancourt (Argonne)

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 15.2 × 21.3 cm (6 × 8 7/16 in.); Paper: 16 × 22 cm (6 5/16 × 8 11/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Frontline Trenches (Apremont)

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

16.5 × 22.5 cm (image); 17.2 × 23.4 (paper); 24.5 × 31.8 cm (album page)

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Enlarged Detail of Road on Preceding Plate

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 17 × 21.1 cm (6 3/4 × 8 5/16 in.); Paper: 17.8 × 21.9 cm (7 1/16 × 8 5/8 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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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)

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image/paper: 17 × 22.2 cm (6 3/4 × 8 3/4 in.); Album page: 24.2 × 31.7 cm (9 9/16 × 12 1/2 in.)

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Enemy Airdrome at Mars-la-Tours

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 8.3 × 16.6 cm (3 5/16 × 6 9/16 in.); Paper: 23.7 × 17.4 cm (9 3/8 × 6 7/8 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Photo Pagny rail head (15,000 ft., note detail in rail yards), N.E. Pagny

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image/paper: 17.2 × 23.2 cm (6 13/16 × 9 3/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Copy of captured enemy photograph of Colombey-les-Belles—advanced American Air Service supply base

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 16.1 × 21.6 cm (6 3/8 × 8 9/16 in.); Paper: 17.7 × 23 cm (7 × 9 1/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Series of photographs showing progressive stages of a new German airdrome, Construction of enemy airdrome at Giraumont

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

2.9 × 17 cm (each image #4,3,2); 8 × 17 cm (lower image); 23.3 × 18 cm (paper); 24.5 × 31.8 cm (album page)

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Copy of German photograph, they prepared for their attack on the Americans at Seicheprey, Seicheprey and the Bois de Jury

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

16 × 22.3 cm (image); 17 × 23 (paper); 24.5 × 31.8 cm (album page)

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Map of Tours (comprised of 40 different photographs), Tours

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 14 × 22.5 cm (5 9/16 × 8 7/8 in.); Paper: 18 × 24.5 cm (7 1/8 × 9 11/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Progressive destruction by artillery fire of a farm occupied and fortified by the enemy

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Each image: 12.9 × 7 cm (5 1/8 × 2 13/16 in.); Paper: 16.9 × 23.6 cm (6 11/16 × 9 5/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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White spots indicate an enemy gun position

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 15.2 × 21.2 cm (6 × 8 3/8 in.); Paper: 16.4 × 22.4 cm (6 1/2 × 8 7/8 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Same position as preceding picture after exceptionally well regulated artillery fire

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 15 × 21.5 cm (5 15/16 × 8 1/2 in.); Paper: 15.8 × 22.3 cm (6 1/4 × 8 13/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Cathedral at Tours (from 200 ft. altitude)

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 15.4 × 21.8 cm (6 1/8 × 8 5/8 in.); Paper: 16.5 × 23.2 cm (6 1/2 × 9 3/16 in.); Album page: 24.4 × 31.5 cm (9 5/8 × 12 7/16 in.)

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Untitled, Ourches Airdrome

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image overall: 20.5 × 16.2 cm (8 1/8 × 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 23.8 × 17.5 cm (9 3/8 × 6 15/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Port du Commerce (Brest)

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Upper image overall: 13.5 × 14.5 cm (5 3/8 × 5 3/4 in.); Lower image: 6.7 × 9.8 cm (2 11/16 × 3 7/8 in.); Paper: 24 × 17.2 cm (9 1/2 × 6 13/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Air Station (Brest)

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Upper image overall: 11 × 19.5 cm (4 3/8 × 7 11/16 in.); Lower image: 6.2 × 9.8 cm (2 1/2 × 3 7/8 in.); 17.3 × 23.1 cm (6 13/16 × 9 1/8 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Untitled, Artillery Camp, Meucon

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Upper image overall: 10.5 × 20 cm (4 3/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Each lower image: 4.7 × 7 cm (1 7/8 × 2 13/16 in.); Paper: 17.8 × 23.6 cm (7 1/16 × 9 5/16 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Untitled [General John J. Pershing]

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

22.8 × 16.7 cm (image); 23.5 × 17.4 (paper); 24.5 × 31.8 cm (album page)

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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

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

Image: 14 × 21.5 cm (5 9/16 × 8 1/2 in.); Paper: 18 × 23.7 cm (7 1/8 × 9 3/8 in.); Album page: 24.5 × 31.8 cm (9 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

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Large supply and production center, near Tours, Romorantin-Lanthenay and Gièvres

1918 · Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I

16 × 17 cm (image overall); 23.5 × 17.8 (paper); 24.5 × 31.8 cm (album page)

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Untitled (World War I photographs)

1918 · Album of gelatin silver prints (83)

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Untitled (American Expeditionary Forces)

1917 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 27 × 39.6 cm (10 11/16 × 15 5/8 in.); Paper: 39.9 × 49.7 cm (15 3/4 × 19 5/8 in.)

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Self-Portrait with Studio Camera

1917 · Gelatin silver print

13 1/2 × 10 5/8" (34.3 × 27 cm)

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Natica Nast

1917 · Platinum print

9 5/8 × 7 5/8" (24.5 × 19.3 cm)

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Mary Steichen

1917 · Palladium print

9 5/8 × 7 5/8" (24.5 × 19.4 cm)

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Untitled (Mary Steichen at age 13)

1917 · Gelatin silver print

9 5/8 × 7 5/8" (24.5 × 19.4 cm)

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Untitled (Mary Steichen at age 13)

1917 · Platinum print

9 5/8 × 7 5/8" (24.5 × 19.4 cm)

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Untitled (Mary Steichen at age 13)

1917 · Gelatin silver print

9 9/16 × 7 5/8" (24.4 × 19.4 cm)

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Untitled (Mary Steichen at age 13)

1917 · Gelatin silver print

9 5/8 × 7 5/8" (24.5 × 19.4 cm)

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Untitled (Mary Steichen at age 13)

1917 · Gelatin silver print

9 5/8 × 7 5/8" (24.5 × 19.4 cm)

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Untitled (Mary Steichen at age 13)

1917 · Gelatin silver print

9 5/8 × 7 5/8" (24.5 × 19.4 cm)

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Triumph of the Egg

1916 · Gelatin silver print

24 × 19.1 cm (9 1/2 × 7 9/16 in.)

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Frog and Lily Pads

1916 · Gelatin silver print

13 13/16 × 10 13/16" (35.1 × 27.4 cm)

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Untitled (Mary Steichen at age 12 or 13)

1916 · Gelatin silver print

9 5/8 × 7 5/8" (24.5 × 19.5 cm)

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Portrait of Alfred Stieglitz

1915 · Gum bichromate print

Image: 25.1 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 8 in.); Paper: 29.4 × 24.2 cm (11 5/8 × 9 9/16 in.); Final support: 51 × 38 cm (20 1/8 × 15 in.)

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Self-Portrait with Camera

1915 · Platinum print

Image: 25 × 19.8 cm (9 7/8 × 7 13/16 in.); Paper: 33.8 × 29.2 cm (13 5/16 × 11 1/2 in.)

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Florence Meyer (Florence Homolka)

1915 · Platinum print

9 3/4 × 7 3/4" (24.8 × 19.7 cm)

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Florence and Elizabeth Meyer

1915 · Platinum print

9 1/2 × 7 1/2" (24.2 × 19.1 cm)

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Lotus, Mount Kisco, New York

1915 · Gelatin silver print

16 5/16 × 13 1/2" (41.4 × 34.3 cm)

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Lotus, Mount Kisco, New York

1915 · Platinum print

9 9/16 × 7 9/16" (24.3 × 19.3 cm)

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LE COQ GAULOIS

1915 · Ink and tempera on cardboard

11 x 12" (28 x 30.5 cm)

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Heavy Roses, Voulangis, France

1914 · Palladium print

7 5/8 × 9 9/16" (19.4 × 24.3 cm)

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Portrait of the Misses Sawyer

1914 · Autochrome

6 5/8 × 4 3/4" (16.8 × 12 cm)

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Portrait of the Misses Sawyer

1914 · Autochrome

6 5/8 × 4 3/4" (16.8 × 12 cm)

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Portrait of the Misses Sawyer

1914 · Autochrome

6 5/8 × 4 3/4" (16.8 × 12 cm)

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Portrait of the Misses Sawyer

1914 · Autochrome

6 5/8 × 4 3/4" (16.8 × 12 cm)

Museum of Modern Art