Steichen, Edward, Lt. Comdr. (USNR)
American (b. Luxembourg, 1879-1973)

TITLE ON OBJECT: Aboard the U.S.S. Lexington: Preparing for the strike on Kwajalein
PUBLISHED TITLE: Infrared view of officers gathered on the deck of the USS Lexington, November 1943.

1943
gelatin silver print
24.1 x 34.3 cm.
Gift of Joanna Steichen
GEH NEG: 27765
74:0025:0732

NON-GEH NUMBERS: TR-8387 / 9

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Maloney, Thomas J., ed. --U.S. Camera Annual 1946.-- New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1945. p. 304-305.//
Maloney, Thomas J., ed. --U.S. Camera Annual '62.-- New York: U.S. Camera Publishing Corp., 1961. p. 112-113.//
Steichen, Eduard J. --A Life in Photography.-- London: W.H. Allen, 1963.//
Phillips, Christopher. --Steichen at War.-- New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1981.//
Mulligan, Therese & Wooters, David. --Photography from 1839 to today: George Eastman House, Rochester, NY.-- Cologne: Taschen, 1999. p. 629.//

EXHIBITION HISTORY:
"Edward Steichen", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Travel, 1985-1987.//
"Bringing the War Home: American Photography during World War II", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - South Gallery, March 13 - September 6, 1992.//

INSCRIPTION: recto-(in pencil-lower left) "9" verso-(in pencil) "Navy" "(Aboard U.S.S. Lexington-(InfraRed)" "Preparing fro strike on Kwajalein" "TR-8387" (also labels with graphic arts reproduction instructions)

NOTES: Cataloged 5/85, DZ, updated 10/87. Video disc frame reference #V29031. Dated 1944 in --U.S. Camera Annual 1946--. Published title from --Steichen at War--.

SUBJECTS:
people, at leisure
people, at war