Vitality – Yvette GuilbertArtwork Info About the Artist About this Photograph 1913 Photogravure on tissue paper Published in Camera Work No. 34 35, April July 1911 Annotated Steichen c. w #34 35 Balzac Towards the Light, Midnight, in pencil, au verso Edward Steichen (1879 1973) was a key figure of twentieth century photography, directing its development as a prominent photographer and influential curator. Steichen came to the United States in 1881. He painted and worked in