In Search of the American Family – The New York Times

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In Search of the American Family

An upcoming show at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston explores the idea of family: from the ones shown in portraits to the fleeting glimpses of the photographer whose own family is back home, waiting.

via Lens Blog: https://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/11/20/in-search-of-the-american-family/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog%20Main&contentCollection=Multimedia&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs&region=Body

In a #notfilter world of Instagram-less gatherings, the traditional family is far more complex. Thanksgiving tables are part battlefield, part stage. And a quick look around will reveal not only who is present but who is not. And in the case of the photographers in “(Un)expected Families,” opening Dec. 9 at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the parentheses hold a lot of weight.