Evening star., 1955-07-01
Mr.. Nixon
Guest at
PreVieW
BY FRANCES LIDE

Vice President Nixon mead
ed the distinguished guests
who attended a special preyiew
Of the Photographic exhibition,
"The Family Of Man. held
late yesterday at the corcoran
Gallery Of Art.
Capt. Edward Steichen. dean
of American photography. VINO
created the exhibit, also was
on hand for the preview. given
by the president and trustees
of the gallery for members OF
the diplomatic corps. United
States Government officials.
washington newspaper execu-
tiyes and representatives OF
the George Washington Uai-
versity.
After another special show
ing tonight. the exhibition VIII
be opened to the public tomor-
row and will continue on dis
play at the corcoran through
july.
In a brief ceremony in the
auditorium of the gallery.
can't Steichen explained that
the exhibition grew out OF his
desire to find out what kind
OF image photography had
made of the world we live in.
shows Oneness of Man"
The Museum of Modern Art
in New York underwrote his
effort and the result, in Capt.
Steichen's words, tells you
about the oneness Of man,
how alike we are"
He is especially interested
In the categories devoted to
lovers, marriage, pregnancy
and childbirth because that's
our future I'm the day-to-
day world of issues, fears, ha-
treds and mistrust, we mustn't
lose sight of the God-given
beauty and goodness Of man.
he said. I'VE would have de-
stroyed ourselves long ago II
it hadn't been for that good
ness"
The exhibit here is the in
ternational edition prepared by
the Museum of Modern Art for
tine United States Information
Agency which will send it to
Berlin for the start Of a Euro
pean tour after the Washing
ton showing. A duplicate IN
ternational edition is Being
created for a similar tour in
the Far East.
The 500 pictures in the col
lection were chosen from I
million photographs, the finai
selections being the work OF
2so photographers in 6S coun-
tries. The display is divided
into 40 sections. each devoted
to a universal theme. such as
the family. play. work. lonel-
ness and diversion.
The exhibition here is being
sponsored by the George
washington University and the
Washington Post and Times
Herald, both of which were
represented on the speakers
platform yesterday.
MIR. Adams Speaker
Mr.. Sherman Adams, as
sistant to President Eisen-
hover. made a brief talk. ex-
pressing the hope the exhibi-
ton would lead to Q greater
understanding among peoples.
Mr.. George E. Hamilton, jr-.
president of the Corcoran Gal
lery of Art, presided and in
troduced a number Of special
guests. The latter included
Norwegian Ambassador Will
helm Munthe de Morgen-
stierne, dean of the diplomatic
corps: DR.. Cloyd Heck Mar
win, president of George Wash
ington University: Mr.. Eugene
Meyer, chairman OF the
board of the washington
Post and Times Herald; Mr..
Philip L. Graham, president
and publisher: Mr.. Herman
williams, jr., director of the
Corcoran Gallery Of Art; Mr..
Abbott Washburn, deputy di-
rector of the United States
Information Agency. and Mr..
Rene d'Harnoncourt. direc-
tor Of the Museum Of Modern
art, where the exhibition orig
mated.
Vice President Nixon arr
rived after the formal program
and stayed more than half an
hour.
When he paused before a
photograph of a mother and
child obviously taken in the
Far East, he noticed re-
porter's interest and COM
mented: Many of these bring
back memories Of things we
saw during our tour of that
part Of the world"
A picture of D happy little
girl on a merry4go-round was
another which especially at
tracted the Vice President
who may have found a resem-
blanCe to his two little tiaugh-