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(WWII PHOTOGRAPHY) Portrait of Commander Edward Steichen. 1945; printed 1970s. By Victor Jorgensen. Silver print, the image measuring 13x10⅝ inches (33x27 cm.), the sheet slightly larger.
This image was used as the front cover of the publication Inside Photography to celebrate their 30 years special issue.
Provenance The Collection of Neil Robert Berzak
In 1942, Steichen and his six hand-picked photographers began their assignment with the Naval Aviation Photographic Unit. By the end of the war, Steichen, as director of the newly formed Naval Photographic Institute, was responsible for 4,000 photographers--the Navy's combat camera crews. They traveled on surface ships, submarines, and aircraft, and visited home front factories to record the events of World War II. "Photograph everything that happens. But above all, concentrate on the men. The ships and planes will become obsolete, but then men will always be there." -Edward Steichen
