The Bitter Years (1962): FSA Photography’s Defining Exhibition
How Edward Steichen’s 1962 MoMA exhibition transformed FSA Depression photos into art, creating documentary photography’s most influential museum show.
Edward Steichen
Shamoon Zamir on The Family of Man as Exhibition (2018): Summary
Summary of Shamoon Zamir’s essay on The Family of Man exhibition: rhyme, association, visitor participation and the lynching photograph.
The Family of Man Exhibition (1955): MoMA’s Landmark Show
The Family of Man exhibition opened at MoMA in 1955. Steichen gathered 503 photographs from 68 countries, and critics still debate its message.