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2 unusual facts about The Family of Man


Clervaux Castle

The south wing houses an exhibition of models of Luxembourg's castles, the old kitchen in the Brandenbourg House is a museum devoted to the Battle of the Ardennes while the upper floor house display photographs by Edward Steichen in an exhibition entitled The Family of Man.

The Family of Man

The exhibit was turned into a book of the same name, containing an introduction by Carl Sandburg, Steichen's brother-in-law.


John Blakemore

Wartime childhood experiences and Edward Steichen’s The Family of Man exhibition inspired him initially on his return home to photograph the people of Coventry and its post-war reconstruction as a freelance, working first for Black Star, and then in a variety of studios.

Zee and Co.

The theme song, Going in Circles, was covered by Three Dog Night on their album Seven Separate Fools (1972), as well as being the b-side to the single The Family of Man from the previous album, Harmony (1971).


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