Steichen and his friends who were also interested in drawing and photography pooled together their funds, rented a small room in a Milwaukee office building, and began calling themselves the Milwaukee Art Students League.
Steichen e os seus amigos que tamén estaban interesados no debuxo e na fotografía xuntaron os seus aforros, alugaron unha pequena habitación nun edificio de oficinas de Milwaukee, e comezaron a chamarse a eles mesmo a Milwaukee Art Students League.