Re: Pronounciation

Ann-elizabeth Nash (nash@rsf.atd.ucar.EDU)
Tue, 20 Feb 1996 10:36:40 -0700 (MST)

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>
> Help! I am very isolated here in W. Va. No other fine art photographers
> to talk to. I think I know how to pronounce "Stieglitz." I had to go
> all the way to France to find someone to tell me how to correctly
> pronounce "Niepce." Can someone please tell me how to correctly pronounce
> "Steichen?" No, this is no joke. BTW the Seigel-toned cyanotypes were
> the hit of my show opening. At leaset I think they were at hit. A lot
> of people said that they had never seen anything like them. Is that
> good or bad? ;-)
>
> Bob Schramm
>
Steichen is pronounced Steye-ken. In German, you pronounce the second
vowel; hence, the "i" in Steichen gives you the needed clue.

Ann-Elizabeth Nash
nash@ucar.edu

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