Sowing the seeds/setting the stage : Steichen, Stieglitz and The family of man

Author

Hoffman, Katherine

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

History of photography. 2005, Num. 4, Vol. 29, 320-330, 7 ill. (1 col.)

ISSN

0308-7298

Abstract (en)

Examines the background of the photography exhibition The family of man (New York, Museum of Modern Art, 1955), curated by Edward Steichen. Discusses Steichen's aesthetic and theoretical background, including his association with pictorialism, symbolism, the Photo-Secession, and the concept of Gesamtkunstwerk. Focuses on his relationship with Alfred Stieglitz.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- Photography -- United States
• Steichen, Edward, 1879-1973
• United States
• 1900-2000
• Photography
• Aesthetics
• Art theory
• Curators
• Exhibitions
• Family of man
• Museum of Modern Art||New York (NY, USA)
• Influence
• Pictorial photography
• Symbolist movement
• Photo-Secession
• Gesamtkunstwerk
• Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946
• Relations

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Photographie -- États-Unis
• Steichen, Edward, 1879-1973
• Etats-Unis
• 1900-2000
• Photographie
• Esthétique
• Théorie de l'art
• Conservateurs
• Exposition
• La Famille de l'homme
• Museum of Modern Art||New York (NY, USA)
• Influence
• Photographie pictorialiste
• Symbolisme (mouvement)
• Photo-Secession
• Gesamtkunstwerk
• Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946
• Relations

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier20060701-00023279

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