August Sander | German, 1876 - 1964
Sander's vast archive project, Man of the Twentieth Century catalogues the face of the German people, through describing social types of all classes and occupations.His use of photographic portraiture has influenced many of the medium's practitioners, among them, Diane Arbus.
Sander's achievement to photographic history has been recognized through major museum exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the International Center of Photography and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Sander's vast archive project, Man of the Twentieth Century catalogues the face of the German people, through describing social types of all classes and occupations.His use of photographic portraiture has influenced many of the medium's practitioners, among them, Diane Arbus.
Sander's achievement to photographic history has been recognized through major museum exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the International Center of Photography and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.