Edward Steichen

Lunt and Fontanne
1931

A vintage black and white photograph of a couple in formal attire, with the man dressed in a military uniform and the woman in a traditional wedding gown with a veil and tiara. They are standing next to an ornate chair, against a mottled backdrop, suggesting a studio portrait setting.

A vintage black and white photograph of a couple in formal attire, with the man dressed in a military uniform and the woman in a traditional wedding gown with a veil and tiara. They are standing next to an ornate chair, against a mottled backdrop, suggesting a studio portrait setting.

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Date
1931

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 × 8in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm) Image: 10 × 8in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

Accession number
2012.233

Edition
Vintage

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Richard and Jackie Hollander in memory of Ellyn Hollander

Rights and reproductions
© The Estate of Edward Steichen / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/42555

Exhibitions

Edward Steichen in the 1920s and 1930s: A Recent Acquisition

Dec 6, 2013–Feb 23, 2014

Edward Steichen
54 works in the collection

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