Edward Steichen Quotes


There is only one optimist. He has been here since man has been on this earth, and that is man himself. If we hadn't had such a magnificent optimism to carry us through all these things, we wouldn't be here. We have survived it on our optimism.


Citations

Nelson, James, editor. Wisdom: Conversations with the Elder Wise Men of Our Day. W. W. Norton & Company, 1958.

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Edward Steichen
Edward Steichen
  • Born: March 27, 1879
  • Died: March 25, 1973
  • Nationality: Belgian, American
  • Profession: Photographer

Edward Jean Steichen was a Luxembourgish American photographer, painter, and curator, who is widely renowned as one of the most prolific and influential figures in the history of photography.