Edward Steichen - The Family of Man - MoMA & MACO 1955

The Family of Man was composed of 503 photographs grouped thematically around subjects pertinent to all cultures, such as love, children, and death. After its initial showing at The Museum of Modern Art in 1955, the exhibition toured the world for eight years, making stops in thirty-seven countries on six continents. In this photograph, Edward Steichen, former Director of the Museum’s Department of Photography, leads a group of visitors through The Family of Man at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste (Academy for Creative Arts) in Berlin in 1955. The photographs included in the exhibition focused on the commonalties that bind people and cultures around the world and the exhibition served as an expression of humanism in the decade following World War II.

192p - EN - 27.6x21.2cm - paperback - marked by time - first edition.