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The Encyclopedia of Photography’s Art and History

"People of the 20th Century", August Sander (1876-1964) | PhotoAnthology

People of the 20th Century

August Sander (1876-1964)

Typological photographic study documenting German societal archetypes through seven thematic groups, spanning decades and social strata.

With contributions from: MoMA (image source); Elinor Hemedes (data research); Evdokiya Dimitrova (data research). Suggest an Edit

People of the 20th Century

August Sander (1876-1964)

Typological photographic study documenting German societal archetypes through seven thematic groups, spanning decades and social strata.

Young Farmers, 1914. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Foreign Workers, 1941-45. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Barber, 1930. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Member of Parliament, Democrat, 1927. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Rural Bride, 1920-25. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Nun, 1921. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Farmer Sowing,1952. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Peasant from the Leuscheid,
1931. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Unemployed Sailor, 1928. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Street musicians, 1929. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

The Painter Heinrich Hörle,
1928. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Master Roofer, 1930. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Small-Town Girl,1927. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Master Shoemaker, 1940-42

Master Mason, 1932. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Washerwoman, c. 1930. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Young Farmers, 1925-27. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Peasant Couple from the Leuscheid, 1931. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Indian Man and German Woman, 1926. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Circus Artist, 1926-32. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Father, 91 Years Old and Son, 70 Years Old, from the Westerwald, 1931. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Farming Family from the Eifel Highlands, c. 1930. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Village Schoolteacher, 1921. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Blind Girls, c. 1930. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Small-Town Dwellers,1911-14. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Art Dealer, 1927. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Mother and Daughter, 1912. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

The Generations, 1930. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Workmen in the Ruhr Region,
c. 1928. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

The Philosopher, 1913. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Young Farmer, circa 1912-13. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Mother and Daughter [Helene Abelen with Daughter Josepha], c. 1926. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Kinetics Researcher from Vienna [Max Thun-Hohenstein], c. 1930. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Widower, 1914. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Old Farmer, 1931-32. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Explosion Victim, c. 1930. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Pharmacist, c. 1930. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Fairground Workers, 1926-32. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Young Famers, c. 1925. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Farmers from Lenscheid, 1926. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

The Man of the Soil, 1910. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Porter, c. 1929. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Farmer from the Eifel, 1930. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Rural Brother and Sister, 1925-30. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

First Violinist in Gypsy Band,
c. 1930. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Young Girl in Circus Caravan,
1926. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Farm Children, 1928. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Young Farming Couple,1913-14. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Bricklayer's Mate, 1928. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

The Architect Hans Heinz Lüttgen and his Wife Dora,
1926. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Teacher, c. 1912. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

The painter Gottfried Brockmann , 1924. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Pastry Chef, 1928. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Fairground Woman
c. 1930. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Skilled Tradesman and his Wife, 1923. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

The Boxers - Paul Roderstein and Hein Hesse, 1928. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Farmer, 1913. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Police officer, 1925. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Secretary at West German Radio, Cologne, 1931. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Farmer on his Way to Church,
1925-1926. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Books

August Sander: People of the 20th Century

Schirmer/Mosel, 2013

August Sander: People of the 20th Century

August Sander: Masterpieces

Prestel, 2019

August Sander

National Portrait Gallery, 1998

August Sander

Thames & Hudson, 2019

August Sander: Photographer Extraordinary

Thames & Hudson, 1973

August Sander: Seeing, Observing, Thinking

Schirmer/Mosel, 2009

August Sander

Aperture, 2005

August Sander: Face of Our Time

Schirmer/Mosel, 2008

In Focus: August Sander. Photographs from the J. Paul Getty Museum

J. Paul Getty Museum, 2000

August Sander: Objective Romantic

ABC Art Books Canada, 2013

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