"If the human face is 'the masterpiece of God' it is here then in a thousand fateful registrations. Often the face speaks what words can never say."
Carl Sandburg, prologue, The Family of Man, 1955
In the heyday of McCarthyism's cultural stranglehold, Edward Steichen curated the groundbreaking, "The Family of Man" exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City. This photographic tapestry of 503 photographs by 273 amateurs and professionals from 68 countries, weaves images of the human …
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