The frame enlargement reproduced above was taken from the nitrate print to be presented in this program. If you are able to identify its title from the image (particularly without the use of the internet), you are more than welcome to spread the news ahead of the screening.
Over a professional life spanning seven decades, Edward Steichen (1879–1973) established himself as one of the most important figures in the history of photography. What is less known is that for much of that time, Steichen devoted himself to the nurturing of plants and gardens, an activity that sustained him and through which he developed ardently held beliefs regarding the relationship of art, nature, and creativity.