Surrealism in Vogue » Steichen, March 1, 1937
Actress Merle Oberon, posed against Christian Bérard’s setting design for “Symphonie Fantastique,” photographed by Edward Steichen in the March 1, 1937 Vogue
Steichen used vital elements of surrealism, such as a dreamy landscape, eerie lighting, and a peculiar pose, to highlight this Vogue story about the ancient past. He diverges only by placing his famous model in the center of the photo, with ruins in the near background, foregoing the commonly used large-scale dreamlike surroundings.
