Steichen’s Shots

“Edward Steichen: In High Fashion the Condé Nast Years, 1923-1937,” is a current photographic exhibition that will bring folks back to the glorious days before Photoshop could make any bulldog look like a beauty queen. Steichen shot glamorous celebrity and fashion portraiture for Vogue and Vanity Fair, capturing icons such...

By Riki Altman

February 25, 2010

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“Edward Steichen: In High Fashion the Condé Nast Years, 1923-1937,” is a current photographic exhibition that will bring folks back to the glorious days before Photoshop could make any bulldog look like a beauty queen. Steichen shot glamorous celebrity and fashion portraiture for Vogue and Vanity Fair, capturing icons such as Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, Katharine Hepburn, Amelia Earhart, and Dorothy Parker. But the exhibition also includes selected works with images of subjects ranging from business people to circus performers in work clothes.

The exhibit runs through April 11, and general admission costs $7. Call 954-525-5500, or visit moaflnsu.org.
Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.; Sundays, noon. Starts: Feb. 26. Continues through April 11, 2010

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