"It is an error common to many artists, who strive merely to avoid mistakes, when all our efforts should be to create positive and important work. Better positive and important with mistakes and failures than perfect.mes diocrity."
Edward Steichen
During the late 1920s and early 30s, Edward Steichen was arguably one of the most celebrated names in the photography. He was a pivotal figure in the development of celebrity and fashion photography, especially in the United States. However, his exploration with the medium went beyond that as he explored new ways of portraying his well-known subjects. Such is the case in the extraordinary double exposure photograph, Conrad Veidt and Lupe Velez, Hollywood, 1928 (Juxtapositions). This type of depiction elevated the work into the fine-art realm of photographic prints.