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Edward Steichen, an Uncommon card
Edward Jean Steichen was a Luxembourgish American photographer, painter and curator and a pioneer of fashion photography.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 82
- DEF
- 98
- Power
- 180
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 49,000
Power 180 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Edward Steichen quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Edward Steichen card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Steichen worked for many ______ agencies, including J. Walter Thompson.
Answer
advertising. Steichen worked for many advertising agencies, including J. Walter Thompson. From the Edward Steichen article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His gown images for the magazine Art et Décoration in ____ were the first modern fashion photographs to be published.
Answer
1910s. His gown images for the magazine Art et Décoration in 1911 were the first modern fashion photographs to be published. From the Edward Steichen article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- His gown images for the magazine Art et Décoration in 1911 were the first modern fashion photographs to be published.
- From 1923 to 1938, Steichen served as chief photographer for the Condé Nast magazines Vogue and Vanity Fair, designating him the "greatest living portrait photographer" even as he turned to painting.
- Steichen worked for many advertising agencies, including J. Walter Thompson.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Edward Steichen article was read about 49,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 82 and blocks with 98: each hit it takes is cut by 39 %.
How to get Edward Steichen
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Edward Steichen (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : F. Holland Day, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
