Paul Robeson

©️Estate of Edward Steichen/ Artist Rights Society

Paul Robeson

Currently not on view

Princeton Collects

Paul Robeson,

1933

Edward Steichen, 1879–1973; born Bivange, Luxembourg; died Redding, CT; active New York, NY
2025-77

Information

Title
Paul Robeson
Dates

1933

Maker
Edward Steichen
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
24.1 × 19 cm (9 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Francesca Calderone-Steichen in memory of her grandfather and of Princeton-born Paul Robeson
Object Number
2025-77
Culture
European, American
Type
photographs, gelatin silver prints
Materials
gelatin silver prints
Subject
profiles (figures), portraits, men

The artist; estate of the artist, administered by his granddaughter Francesca Calderone-Steichen; given by to the Princeton University Art Museums, 2025.

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