Nat Farbman
Plates contributed
The 9 plates attributed to Nat Farbman in the 1955 MoMA Master Checklist (Exhibition #569).
| ID | Country | Section | Year | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| photo-0004 | Belgian Congo | Prologue | — | Clervaux |
| photo-0062 | Bechuanaland | Family and children | — | Clervaux |
| photo-0103 | Bechuanaland | Family and children | — | Clervaux |
| photo-0109 | Bechuanaland | Family and children | — | Clervaux |
| photo-0117 | Bechuanaland | Work | — | Clervaux |
| photo-0306 | France | Relationships and community | — | Clervaux |
| photo-0317 | Bechuanaland | Play, learning, and education | — | Clervaux |
| photo-0330 | USA | Play, learning, and education | — | Clervaux |
| photo-0419 | France | Rededication, peace, and the future | — | Clervaux |
Notes
Nine plates in the MoMA Master Checklist (count verified by grep 2026-05-19): photo-0004 (#4 Prologue Belgian Congo), photo-0062 (#66 Children-A Bechuanaland), photo-0103 (#109 Fathers-Sons Bechuanaland), photo-0109 (#116 Family-Groups Bechuanaland), photo-0117 (#123 Land Bechuanaland), photo-0306 (#317 Relationships France), photo-0317 (#328 Learning Bechuanaland), photo-0330 (#342 Learning USA), photo-0419 (#434 Man’s-Judgment France). LIFE staff photographer 1946–1961, full name N. R. Farbman. Nationality ‘American’ per checklist. Birth 1907 Poland, immigrated USA 1911, death 1988 — LIFE archive (fetched 2026-05-19) and Wikipedia pointer (fetched 2026-05-19) both confirm 1907–1988. LIFE archive verbatim: ‘work on tribes in Botswana was included in the Museum of Modern Art’s Family of Man exhibit’. Wikipedia specifies six Bechuanaland plates and names ‘Kung San storyteller’ as the most renowned (not confirmed via Tier-1 source). Marriage-year discrepancy: LIFE archive says 1940; Wikipedia says 1938 — not resolved. Research file: research/photographers/nat-farbman.md
External biography
https://www.life.com/photographer/n-r-farbman/
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