Wynn bullock child in forest

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The photograph is of an ancient redwood forest. A lush growth of oxalis covers the forest floor. Huge fallen tree trunks are slowly nourishing the earth while slender new trees reach for the sky.

Ferns spread their fronds outward in a quiet, graceful dance.

Wynn bullock child in forest hills

Nearby a young girl lies, her smooth, fair skin luminous in the dappled sunlight.

My father Wynn Bullock gave this image the simple title of Child in Forest, and it is probably the most widely recognized photograph he ever made.

It was included in Edward Steichen's world-famous exhibition and book The Family of Man and the picture generated more controversy than any other image in the collection.

For years, as the exhibition traveled to museums and galleries around the globe, people would write, phone, and telegraph their questions to the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Mr. Steichen would forward them to Dad for a response. Is the child asleep or did someth