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title: The Family of Man (Arabic-English poster distributed in Beirut)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/the-family-of-man-arabic-lebanon-1958/
description: A dark bilingual poster in green type, with a photograph of a smiling person in a brimmed hat playing a flute, announcing 'The Family of Man' photography
section: Collection
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# The Family of Man (Arabic-English poster distributed in Beirut)

A dark bilingual poster in green type, with a photograph of a smiling person in a brimmed hat playing a flute, announcing 'The Family of Man' photography exhibition at UNESCO Hall, Beirut, 23 November to 15 December 1958, admission free. It says it is presented by the American Embassy, Beirut, and was created by Edward Steichen for the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The tell is glittering-generalities: 'World's Greatest Exhibition' is a superlative with no support on the sheet.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/)

## Text on the object

Original (Arabic and English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
أسرة الانسان
يقام المعرض بإشراف السفارة الأميركية في بيروت
The Family of Man
PRESENTED BY THE AMERICAN EMBASSY, BEIRUT

أعظم معرض عالمي
للتصوير الابتكاري
500 صورة من 68 دولة
اختارها: ادوارد ستيكن
لمتحف الفن الحديث
في مدينة نيويورك

World's
Greatest Exhibition
of Creative Photography
500 Photographs
from 68 Countries
Created by Edward Steichen
For the
Museum of Modern Art,
New York City

الدخول مجانا
ADMISSION FREE

في قصر الاونيسكو يوميا من الساعة 10 صباحا حتى 8 مساء
اعتبارا من 23 تشرين الثاني - 15 كانون الأول 1958
UNESCO HALL, BEIRUT.
Daily, from 10 A.M. to 8 P.M. November 23 to December 15
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
The Family of Man. The exhibition is held under the supervision of the American Embassy in Beirut. The greatest international exhibition of creative photography, 500 photographs from 68 countries, selected by Edward Steichen for the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Admission free. In the UNESCO Palace, daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., from 23 November to 15 December 1958.
```

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