STEICHEN, Edward Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1963 11 1/2" x 10 1/4" Arguably one of the most influential American photographers of the twentieth century, this book chronicles the life of Edward Steichen through his photographs. His career spans the latter part of the nineteenth century and extended into the last quarter of the twentieth century. He was responsible for having photography accepted as an art form in the United States and befriended many other artists in other mediums along the way.