When? Thursday 16.10.202518:00 - 19:30

The Little-Known Steichen

Where? 2, Place d'Armes, L-1136 Luxembourg Training/Conferences

Edward Steichen, an Eclectic Artist with Multiple Talents

Lecture series by Paul Lesch organized in collaboration with the CNA on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of The Family of Man


The Little-Known Steichen

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This lecture will shed light on the lesser-known aspects of Edward Steichen's life and work. Drawing on a rich collection of illustrations, we will explore his various activities, ranging from painter to gallerist, designer, botanist, nature lover, pioneer of color photography, MoMA director, promoter of emerging artists, to his passion for experimental and avant-garde cinema.


Paul Lesch, PhD, served as Director of the National Audiovisual Center from 2016 to 2023. Since September 2023, he has been the "Commissioner of the Edward Steichen Collections" at the Ministry of Culture. He is the author of several books, including Heim ins Ufa-Reich? NS-Filmpolitik und die Rezeption deutscher Filme in Luxemburg 1933-1944 (WVT, Trier, 2002), Au nom de l’ordre public & des bonnes mœurs. Contrôle des cinémas et censure de films au Luxembourg 1895-2005 (CNA, Luxembourg, 2005), Albert Simon, caricaturiste de l’Escher Tageblatt (Ed. du Phare), D’Stater Kinoen (Binsfeld, 2013), and Alfred Hitchcock, The Brand (Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg, 2022). He is also the director of a documentary film about Perle Mesta, titled Call Her Madam (Samsa, 1997), and curator or co-curator of exhibitions on Hugo Gernsback, Thierry van Werveke, film sets, and Alfred Hitchcock. He is a member of the Governance Council of the University of Luxembourg, a full member of the Grand Ducal Institute, Arts and Letters section, and a corresponding member of the historical section of the same Institute. He is also President of the Board of the Fondation Indépendance.



Organisation: Cercle Cité in collaboration with the CNA

Location.: Henri Beck Auditorium (2, rue Genistre)

Registration: via cerclecite.lu

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Thursday 16.10.202518:00 - 19:30

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Address: Cercle Cité
2, Place d'Armes
L-1136 Luxembourg
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