Manité was an international photographic

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acted 1962 – 1967, owned by its photographer-members,

Arild Kristo Arild Kristo (May 17, 1939 – July 7, 2010) was a Norwegian photographer, graphic designer, actor and filmmaker. He was considered one of the most creative photographers and filmmakers in Norway during the sixties, but also one of the most reject ...

, Robert A. Robinson and Dan Young (photographer), with office in Oslo, Norway.
As a comment to the unsafe situation with uneven income that many photographers were in Manité was formed. They considered it was easier to build a position and trademark as a photographer by yourself. Manité was formed by model of

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, founded by

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and

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. The images of Manité are characterized by an interest in human and social values, which is clearly evident in the Manité Group's many well-known art galleries and projects.
In 1998, the Museum of Contemporary Art presented an extensive exhibition, Manité 1962–1967, with photography and film from the group, published by Spartacus Forlag AS, and Museet for Samtidskunst in Oslo. ({{ISBN, 978-8243001169)

References

WorldCat: Manité 1962–1967

Spartacus forlag: Manité 1962–1967
* Gange, Eva Klerk (red.) ''Manité 1962–1967 : Arild Kristo, Robert A. Robinson, Dan Young'', Spartacus * Norum, Ingrid "Captured by the Norwegians av Robert A. Robinson : en studie av det fotografiske og det norske", hovedoppgave, Universitetet i Oslo, 1999 * Robinson, Robert A (1958) ''Captured by the Norwegians'' * Young, Dan (2007) ''En amerikaner i Oslo: fotografier 1962–64'', Forlaget Press * Young, Dan (1995) ''Captured : fotografen Robert A. Robinson'', Eide Forlag Norwegian photography organisations