Opus 1

1957

Edward Steichen

Artist, American, 1879 - 1973

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    crayon and ballpoint pen on blue construction paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Wayne F. Miller Family

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.5 × 30.6 cm (7 5/16 × 12 1/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2021.89.46

  • Copyright

    © Wayne F. Miller

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Edward Steichen, New York; Wayne Miller, Orinda, CA;[1] Jeanette Miller, Lafayette, CA; gift to NGA, 2021.
[1] According to Jeannette Miller, Steichen made the drawing and its associated painting (2021.89.45) at the home of her father, the photographer Wayne Miller, where Steichen lived off and on from 1955 to 1960. He gave both works to Wayne Miller. See email of November 30, 2021 to Anne Davis, Curatorial Coordinator, Department of Photographs, copy in NGA curatorial files and CGMPD artists files.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"STEICHEN OPIJ(71" lower center margin, blue ballpoint pen, unknown hand. "1896" lower right margin, blue ballpoint pen, unknown hand.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

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