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Oral history, 1991.

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Mayer describes her long career, beginning with her appointment as Curator of Prints at the Museum of the City of New York in 1932, a position she held until she joined the Department of Photography at The Museum of Modern Art in 1949. She recounts colorful stories about department director Edward Steichen, for whom she worked for more than a decade. Mayer discusses the exhibitions organized by Steichen in the 1950s, including The Family of Man, and contrasts his direction of the department with that of his successor, John Szarkowski. Also discussed is the establishment of the Museum's Edward Steichen Photography Center and Mayer's continuing involvement with it.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library

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Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library

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