Charles Sheeler, Edward Steichen and John Marin, 1958

Physical Details: Photographic print : 1 item : b&w ; image 18 x 24 cm., on board 38 x 28 cm.

Creator: Musya Sheeler, photographer

Description: Identification: (L-R) Charles Sheeler, Edward Steichen and John Marin.
Identification on accompanying note (typewritten): "John Marin (1870-1953), Steichen, Sheeler and Marin, shown here, were long-time friends. Marin was an architect before takin up painting. He lived in Europe from 1905 to 1910, where he studied the work of Cezanne and the Cubists. Back in the United States, he developed an original technique in water color, a use of the flat paper surface exploding into dynamic scenes of the Maine coast and New York skyscrapers."

Published in: Archives of American Art Journal v. 12, no. 3, p. 16

Forms part of: Charles Sheeler papers, circa 1840s-1966, bulk 1923-1965

Citation: Charles Sheeler, Edward Steichen and John Marin, 1958 / Musya Sheeler, photographer. Charles Sheeler papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Digital ID: 2620

Subjects:

• Artists in groups
• Marin, John
• Sheeler, Charles
• Steichen, Edward

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