https://coveringphotography.bc.edu/files/original/3/5672/Steichen-Allen72.jpg 36c96bc2e5947c86f5b239b5b271efd0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Covering Photography Main Collection Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Author Author of the book upon which the photograph appears Allen, Frederick Lewis Photograph Title Title of photograph J. Pierpont Morgan 1903 (large detail) Book Genre Biography Photo Genre Genre of Photograph Portraiture Photographer Photographer Steichen, Edward Designer Designer of book cover Not listed Notes Notes associated with the item Generally speaking, photographs by important imagemakers began appearing on the covers of trade books around 1957. Of course, every rule has its exceptions, and this biography of J. P. Morgan is one of them. Published in 1949 (though by the condition of the cover, it looks more like 1749), it has the second earliest publication date in the collection so far. No metaphor here; a biography of Morgan may as well have a portrait of Morgan on its cover, and few, if any, portraits of Morgan were better known than Edward Steichens. Notably absent in this cropping is the financier's left hand, which, while curled around the arm of a chair, is made by lighting to look like it is gripping a knife. Naturally, Morgan hated the image at first sight, and tore it up in anger and disgust. Later on, when the portrait became well-known, Morgan changed his mind and tried a number of times to buy a copy. Steichen, apparently a subscriber to the 'He who laughs last, laughs best' school of thought, ignored his requests for several years. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Harper & Brothers Publishers Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1949 Relation A related resource Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Title A name given to the resource The Great Pierpont Morgan