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Honorary President of the Association of Hungarian Photographers Péter Fáth, His Excellency Ambassador of Hungary András Simonyi, and Chief Creative Officer Zoltán Fehér, Embassy of Hungary, at the National Gallery of Art beneath the exhibition banner for Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945, on view in the West Building through September 3, 2007. Photo courtesy of Péter Fáth.

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Earl A. Powell III, director, National Gallery of Art and His Excellency Ambassador of Hungary András Simonyi in Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945, on view in the West Building through September 3, 2007. Photo courtesy of the Embassy of Hungary in Washington.

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Earl A. Powell III, director, National Gallery of Art presents opening remarks at the press event for Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945, on view in the West Building through September 3, 2007. Photo courtesy of Péter Fáth.

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Earl A. Powell III, director, National Gallery of Art greets His Excellency Ambassador of Hungary András Simonyi at the press event for Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945, on view in the West Building through September 3, 2007. Photo courtesy of Péter Fáth.

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His Excellency Ambassador of Hungary András Simonyi greets the audience at the press breakfast for Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945, on view in the West Building through September 3, 2007. Photo courtesy of Péter Fáth.

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Exhibition curator Matthew S. Witkovsky provides an illustrated overview of Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945, on view in the West Building through September 3, 2007. Photo courtesy of Péter Fáth.

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Attendees to the press event enjoying introductory remarks about Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945, on view in the West Building through September 3, 2007. Photo courtesy of Péter Fáth.

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Press event attendees enjoy a preview of the exhibition Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945, on view in the West Building through September 3, 2007. Photo courtesy of Péter Fáth.

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Press breakfast attendees enjoy a sneak peek of the exhibition Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945, on view in the West Building through September 3, 2007. Photo courtesy of Péter Fáth.

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Hungarian radio correspondent Judit Járai intereviews Earl A. Powell III, director, National Gallery of Art, as exhibition curator Matthew S. Witkovsky looks on during the press preview for Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945, on view in the West Building through September 3, 2007. Photo courtesy of Péter Fáth.

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Exhibition curator Matthew S. Witkovsky is interviewed in Czech by Czech TV during the press preview for Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945, on view in the West Building through September 3, 2007. Photo courtesy of Péter Fáth.

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Sonja Simonyi, curator of the companion film series Modernity and Tradition: Film in Interwar Central Europe, is interviewed by WHUT during the press preview for Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945, on view in the West Building through September 3, 2007. Photo courtesy of Péter Fáth.

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Honorary President of the Association of Hungarian Photographers Péter Fáth and His Excellency Ambassador of Hungary András Simonyi discuss German photographer Paul Wolff’s Imperial Highway (1936) which can be seen in Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945, on view in the West Building through September 3, 2007. Photo courtesy of the Embassy of Hungary in Washington.

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His Excellency Ambassador of Hungary András Simonyi and his wife Náda Simonyi Peják join Toby Gati and Professor Charles Gati of Johns Hopkins University at the entrance to Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945, on view in the West Building through September 3, 2007. Photo courtesy of Péter Fáth.

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Matthew S. Witkovsky, Foto exhibition curator; Sarah Greenough, head of the department of photographs, National Gallery of Art; and Péter Fáth, Honorary President of the Association of Hungarian Photographers at the opening reception of Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945, on view in the West Building through September 3, 2007. Photo courtesy of the Embassy of Hungary in Washington.