EDWARD STEICHEN (1879–1973)

EDWARD STEICHEN (1879-1973) Aircraft Grumman F6F 'Hellcat' starts at carrier USS Lexington 'The Blue Ghost', 1943 Image Size: 17,4 x 16,4 cm Vintage silver print on glossy single-weight paper, in very good condition. "Associated Press Photo" stamp, the agency's paper text-clip and handwritten number "1155-L#4" on the reverse. LITERATURE Edward Steichen, The Blue Ghost: A Photographic Log and Personal Narrative of the Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Lexington in Combat Operation, New York 1947, cover and p. 116f. Caption from the text clip on the reverse: A Navy fighter roars from the deck of the carrier USS Lexington, nicknamed the "Blue Ghost" because of the vessel's color. (Editors: For possible use with stories in connection with the celebration of victory day August 14th, the anniversary of the Japanese capitulation. APP, 8/1/46)