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Picturing an exhibition : The family of man and 1950s America

Author
Sandeen, Eric J.
Document type
Livre
Language
English
Source
ill.; 1 plan; bibliogr.; index ; vii, 227 p. ; 1995
ISBN
0-8263-1558-5
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque (usa)
Publication country
United States
Abstract (en)
The family of man, a photography exhibit curated by Edward Steichen, opened at the Museum of Modern Art (New York) in 1955. More people saw that exhibit than any other show of photographs before or since, and the book remains in print to this day. Sandeen presents here an in-depth study of the exhibit and its influence worldwide. He examines how the exhibit came to be assembled, the beliefs and background Steichen brought to the project, and what he wanted to show about the human condition from his selection of images. Sandeen than looks at the politics and culture of the 1950s to determine why the show was so popular at the time. When the United States Information Agency toured the photographs throughout the world in five different versions for seven years, The family of man became a projection of American values and the culture of abundance and an American representation of universal values. The exhibit was an appeal to the emotions, designed to move viewers to cross the ideological barriers of the Cold War.
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DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19960101-00282823

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