The Last People
The Last People
November 28, 2014
August Sander, 1924
© 2014 VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne/Courtesy by FEROZ Galerie, Bonn
The final category of Sander's ambitious endeavor to chronicle German twentieth century society consists of just 16 photographs. Titled The Last People, this section is dedicated to portraying those who are disadvantaged – the elderly, the homeless, the mentally and physically disabled.
In Sander's work, death is seen as an elementary part of life – a sign of the photographer's close connection with nature. The Last People ends Sander's monumental portfolio collection with an image of his son's death mask, created at Sander's request by the painter and sculptor Hans Schmitz in 1944.
Fifty years after August Sander's death, the Feroz Gallery dedicated the year of 2014 to the photographer's work, chronologically showing all seven categories of People of the Twentieth Century as well as presenting Sander's introductory work The Face of Our Time.
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August Sander, 1924
© 2014 VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne/Courtesy by FEROZ Galerie, Bonn
August Sander, around 1930
© 2014 VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne/Courtesy by FEROZ Galerie, Bonn
August Sander, around 1930
© 2014 VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne/Courtesy by FEROZ Galerie, Bonn
August Sander, Death mask of Erich Sander, 1944
© 2014 VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne/Courtesy by FEROZ Galerie, Bonn