Edward Steichen - The Family of Man - 1955
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Edward Steichen, author and photographer, The Family of Man, first edition published in 1955.
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Edward Steichen - The Family of Man. MoMA New York - 1955
The greatest photographic exhibition of all time
...which symbolize the universality of human emotions...
(New York Times)
True first original printing from 1955 (not to be confused with later printings).
The exhibition was curated by the legendary Edward Steichen for the Museum of Modern Art in New York and featured 503 (!) pictures from 68 (!) countries.
If you win more than one book in this auction, you will only pay one shipping cost.
Photos by (!) the best photographers of that time:
Robert Frank, Nell Dorr, W. Eugene Smith, Edouard Boubat, Harry Callahan, Lee Miller, Edward Steichen, Ruth Orkin, Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Sabine Weiss, Helen Levitt, Barbara Morgan, Sandford Roth, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Henri Cartier-Bresson, David Duncan, August Sander, Werner Bischof, Ernst Haas, Roman Vishniac, Margaret Bourke-White, Anna Riwkin-Brick, Rene Groebli, Brassai, Paul Himmel, Hans Hammarskjöld, Elliott Erwitt, Bill Brandt, Cas Oorthuys, Dorothea Lange, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, David Seymour, Gordon Parks, Herbert List, Lisette Model, Leon Levinstein, Cornell Capa, Roy deCarava, Joseph Breitenbach, Andreas Feininger, David Seymour, Garry Winogrand, Leonard McCombe, Ed van der Elsken, Jakob Tuggener, Hermann Claasen, Robert Doisneau, Louis Faurer, Robert Capa, George Rodger, Yasuhiro Ishimoto, Clemens Kalischer, Arthur Leipzig, Burt Glinn, Eve Arnold, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Wynn Bullock, Frank Horvat and many others.
Museum of Modern Art, New York by Maco Magazine Corporation, New York. Distributed by Simon and Schuster, New York. 1955.
Paperback. 213 x 277 mm. 192 pages. Prologue: Carl Sandburg. Introduction by Edward Steichen. Text in English.
Condition
Inside is fresh and clean, with no marks and no foxing. Outside is used, yellowed, and stained, but complete with no missing parts. Overall, in fine condition.
Very important photo publication
with the printed signatures by Edward Steichen and Carl Sandburg.
...the whole story of mankind...
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
Edward Steichen - The Family of Man. MoMA New York - 1955
The greatest photographic exhibition of all time
...which symbolize the universality of human emotions...
(New York Times)
True first original printing from 1955 (not to be confused with later printings).
The exhibition was curated by the legendary Edward Steichen for the Museum of Modern Art in New York and featured 503 (!) pictures from 68 (!) countries.
If you win more than one book in this auction, you will only pay one shipping cost.
Photos by (!) the best photographers of that time:
Robert Frank, Nell Dorr, W. Eugene Smith, Edouard Boubat, Harry Callahan, Lee Miller, Edward Steichen, Ruth Orkin, Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Sabine Weiss, Helen Levitt, Barbara Morgan, Sandford Roth, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Henri Cartier-Bresson, David Duncan, August Sander, Werner Bischof, Ernst Haas, Roman Vishniac, Margaret Bourke-White, Anna Riwkin-Brick, Rene Groebli, Brassai, Paul Himmel, Hans Hammarskjöld, Elliott Erwitt, Bill Brandt, Cas Oorthuys, Dorothea Lange, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, David Seymour, Gordon Parks, Herbert List, Lisette Model, Leon Levinstein, Cornell Capa, Roy deCarava, Joseph Breitenbach, Andreas Feininger, David Seymour, Garry Winogrand, Leonard McCombe, Ed van der Elsken, Jakob Tuggener, Hermann Claasen, Robert Doisneau, Louis Faurer, Robert Capa, George Rodger, Yasuhiro Ishimoto, Clemens Kalischer, Arthur Leipzig, Burt Glinn, Eve Arnold, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Wynn Bullock, Frank Horvat and many others.
Museum of Modern Art, New York by Maco Magazine Corporation, New York. Distributed by Simon and Schuster, New York. 1955.
Paperback. 213 x 277 mm. 192 pages. Prologue: Carl Sandburg. Introduction by Edward Steichen. Text in English.
Condition
Inside is fresh and clean, with no marks and no foxing. Outside is used, yellowed, and stained, but complete with no missing parts. Overall, in fine condition.
Very important photo publication
with the printed signatures by Edward Steichen and Carl Sandburg.
...the whole story of mankind...
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
Art, Photography
Book Title
The Family of Man
Author/ Illustrator
Edward Steichen
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1955
Edition
1st Edition
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Maco Magazine Corporation; Museum of Modern Art
Binding/ Material
Softback
Number of pages
192
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