The Family of Man: The Greatest Photographic Exhibition of All Time
by Edward Steichen [Compiler]; Edward Steichen [Introduction]; Carl Sandburg [Foreword];
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Maco Magazine Corp, 1955. Hardcover. Good. 10x8x0. [A ground breaking coffee-table book, The Family of Man helped establish the genre of a popular photograph coffee table book. Its success created many imitators and its legacy continues in photobooks to this day.] Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Shelf wear. "The greatest photographic exhibition of all time--503 pictures from 68 countries"--Title page of standard edition. 207 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 29 cm. "This ambitious exhibition, which brought together hundreds of images by photographers working around the world, was a forthright declaration of global solidarity in the decade following World War II. Organized by noted photographer and director of MoMA's Department of Photography Edward Steichen, the exhibition took the form of a photo essay celebrating the universal aspects of the human experience. Steichen had invited photographers to submit photographs for consideration, explaining that his aim was to capture "the gamut of life from birth to death" - a task for which, he argued, photography was uniquely suited. The exhibition toured the world for eight years, attracting more than 9 million visitors.
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- Title
- The Family of Man: The Greatest Photographic Exhibition of All Time
- Author
- Edward Steichen [Compiler]; Edward Steichen [Introduction]; Carl Sandburg [Foreword];
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
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- Maco Magazine Corp
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 10x8x0
- Weight
- 1.56 lbs
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