BUNNY BUNNY RABBIT

nybg:

Some of Edward Steichen’s delphinium varieties were featured early on in Monet’s Garden. Such a beautiful confluence of two incredibly talented artists. ~AR

suzydickie:

Photographer and delphinium breeder, Edward Steichen.

Yes, in addition to his groundbreaking career as a visual artist and museum professional, Steichen was also a renowned horticulturist. While he lived in France, the French Horticultural Society awarded him its gold medal in 1913, and he served as president of the American Delphinium Society from 1935 to 1939. In the early 1930s, after leaving his position as chief of photography for the Condé Nast publications—including Vogue and Vanity Fair—and more than 10 years before beginning his career as Director of the Department of Photography at MoMA, he retired to his Connecticut farm to raise flowers…read more.

via MoMA