2008/02/05

The First Picture Book: Everyday Things for Babies




  • photographer: Edward Steichen
  • texts: Mary Steichen Calderone (preface), John Updike (afterword)
  • designer: Katy Homans
  • publisher: Jonathan Cape
  • publication date: 1993
  • 68 pages, 24 duotone plates
  • isbn: 0224035673
  • This is the reprinted edition of the same title published in 1930.
  • from photo-eye: One of the first children's books to be illustrated with photographs, Steichen's The First Picture Book was originally published in 1930. Now back in print, this book contains some of Steichen's least-known, but most appealing images. The book was originally commissioned by Mary Steichen Calderone, Steichen's daughter and a leader in the progressive school movement of the time, to help young children recognize and name objects. Reproduced in a small, clothbound edition, this book contains images that both adults and children will find timeless in their beauty.
  • Andrew Cahan: The first picture book (original edition)
  • Wikipedia: Edward Steichen

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