Should I know Edward Steichen?

[UtahDan]

I ran into a classmate this week on facebook who wrote a novel about him that has received some acclaim. I bought the book and am excited to read it.

Does anyone know this man's work? I quick search turned up these images, which to my untrained eye are very pleasing:

[RobinFinderson]

He is one of those early photographers that I should really know more about. Those photos are great, no? I especially like the Flatiron building at the bottom, and the way the lace covers the face of Gloria Swanson in the top photo. The trees in the Flatiron photo are like the lace in the Swanson photo. He is playing sexy peek-a-boo in both. The contrast of the dark branches against the building is pretty sweet. I would love to see nice prints of those in person.

[creekster]

He is an incredible photographer. I have a couple of books that feature his work. He was very influential.