Author: Steichen, Edward (ed.)
Title: The family of man : the greatest photographic exhibition of all time ...
Description: Prologue by Carl Sandberg. New York, 1955. Paperback. 192 pp. Ills. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : very good. Catalogue of The Family of Man, an ambitious exhibition of 503 photographs from 68 countries curated by Edward Steichen, the director of the New York City Museum of Modern Art's (MoMA) Department of Photography. According to Steichen, the exhibition represented the culmination of his career. The title was taken from a line in a Carl Sandburg poem. The Family of Man was exhibited in 1955 from January 24 to May 8 at the New York MoMA, then toured the world for eight years to record-breaking audience numbers. Commenting on its appeal, Steichen said, The people in the audience looked at the pictures, and the people in the pictures looked back at them. They recognized each other. The physical collection is archived and displayed at Clervaux Castle in Edward Steichen's home country of Luxembourg, where he was born in 1879 in Bivange. It was first exhibited there in 1994 after restoration of the prints. In 2003, the Family of Man photographic collection was added to UNESCO's Memory of the World Register in recognition of its historical value

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