Singular Vision
A selection of images by photographer Ralph Steiner, class of 1921
“Be intensely yourself” was the advice Ralph Steiner, class of 1921, gave to aspiring photographers. In a career that spanned seven decades, the artistic acrobat leapt from one genre to another. He produced stunning images notable for their odd angles, abstraction, and bizarre content.
Read more about Steiner in our Nov/Dec 2018 profile.
All images from the Collection of the Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University
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Park Ave. Garage (“As If Alhambra”), 1965
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Typewriter Keys, 1921
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Self-Portrait Being Foolish, 1929
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Boy on Bike, 1922
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Peacock Tail (Peacock Feathers), 1980
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Curves Ahead (Gypsy Rose Lee), c. 1950
