Edward Jean Steichen (1879 – 1973) was a Luxembourgian American photographer, painter, and museum curator. He was the most frequently featured photographer in Alfred Stieglitz' groundbreaking magazine Camera Work during its run from 1903 to 1917. In the 1920s and 30s, Steichen was regarded as the best known and highest paid photographer in the world. After World War II, Steichen was Director of the Department of Photography at New York's Museum of Modern Art until 1962.