American Children. Photographs from the Collection of the Museum of Modern Art
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1980. 1st Edition. Quarto, publisher's speckled white cloth, spine stamped in light gray, wintergreen endpapers, original photo-illustrated dust jacket.
Catalog published in conjunction with an exhibition of historic photos of children in America held at the Museum of Modern Art. A part of the Springs Mills Series on the Art of Photography, the show presented sixty photos from the mid-19th century to 1978 reflecting the variable concept of childhood, and society’s changing perception of what it constitutes. The show presented work by Lee Friedlander, Diane Arbus, Roy DeCarava, Robert Frank, Helen Levitt, Walker Evans, Doris Ulmann, Jacob Riis, Lewis Hine, and others. Illustrated with black-and-white plates; with an introduction by curator Susan Kismaric, and index. Owner signature to front endpaper. Light soiling and toning to unclipped dust jacket. Very good. Item #7126
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