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June 30, 2010
Jorge Ribalta, ed. Public Photographic Spaces: Propaganda Exhibitions from “Pressa” to “The Family of Man,” 1928–55 Barcelona: Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, 2009. 504 pp.; 136 b/w ills. Paper $80.00 (9788492505067)

Exhbition schedule: Museu d’ Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Barcelona, October 23, 2008–January 6, 2009; Museu Berardo de Lisboa, Lisbon, March 9, 2009–May 03, 2009

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CrossRef DOI: 10.3202/caa.reviews.2010.69

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