Quote by: Edward Steichen

The use of the term art medium is, to say the least, misleading, for it is the artist that creates a work of art not the medium. It is the artist in photography that gives form to content by a distillation of ideas, thought, experience, insight and understanding.


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Author Bio


  • NameEdward Steichen
  • DescriptionAmerican photographer, artist, and art curator
  • AliasesEdward Jean Steichen; Éduard Jean Steichen
  • BornMarch 27, 1879
  • DiedMarch 25, 1973
  • CountryUnited States Of America; Luxembourg
  • ProfessionPhotographer; Painter; War Photographer