The Family of Man: 60th Anniversary Edition Tapa dura - 2015

Edward Steichen was an American photographer, painter, designer, and curator. Born in 1879, Steichen emigrated from Luxembourg to the United States with his family in 1881. Steichen began as a self-taught photographer and gained recognition after his work was discovered by photographers Clarence H. White and Alfred Stieglitz. Steichen's work was often featured in Stieglitz's influential magazine Camera Work. In 1947, Steichen became the director of MoMA's photography department. Undoubtedly his most influential and popular exhibition as director was the 1955 show The Family of Man. Presenting what Steichen referred to as a "collective portrait" of humanity, the exhibition featured 503 photographs from 68 countries, 273 of which were taken by amateur photographers.

Carl Sandburg was an American writer, poet, and editor. He was the recipient of three Pulitzer Prizes: one for a biography of Abraham Lincoln and two additional for his poetry. Hailed as a poet whose work connected to a plurality of experiences, Sandburg provided a prologue well suited for Steichen's universalizing photo narrative.