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Snapshot: Art in Brazil at Midcentury

Read about a trailblazing group of amateur Brazilian photographers in an exclusive excerpt from the Fotoclubismo exhibition catalogue.

Sarah Hermanson Meister

Jun 8, 2021

  • Sarah Hermanson Meister

    Executive Director, Aperture Foundation, and former Curator, Department of Photography
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