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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Econtraron a tres by Miguel A. Aragón, Image 1.

    Miguel A. Aragón

    Econtraron a tres, 2012

    Burnt residue embossing on gray Magnani Pescia paper

    22.25 x 29.625 in (56.52 x 75.25 cm)

  2. Bottom of the Dune, White Sands National Park, NM by Lucien Clergue, Image 1.

    Lucien Clergue

    Bottom of the Dune, White Sands National Park, NM, 1987

    Chromogenic print

    10 x 29.75 in (25.4 x 75.57 cm)

  3. Astyanax by Stanley William Hayter, Image 1.

    Stanley William Hayter

    Astyanax, 1979

    Engraving on paper

    15.75 x 11.5 in (40.01 x 29.21 cm)

  4. Dante, I Had Not Known That Death Had Undone So Many by Tom Phillips, Image 1.

    Tom Phillips

    Dante, I Had Not Known That Death Had Undone So Many, c. 1975

    Etching on paper

    25.5 x 19.5 in (64.77 x 49.53 cm)

  5. Luncheon of Honor, '55 by Shiela Bocock, Image 1.

    Shiela Bocock

    Luncheon of Honor, '55, 1974

    Pencil and ink on paper mounted to board

    20 x 30 in (50.8 x 76.2 cm)

  6. Barbara Swan

    Harold Tovish, Friends of the Artist, 1970

    Lithograph on paper

    30.3125 x 22.125 in (76.99 x 56.2 cm)

  7. Marche, Rue de Seine by Annie Cardin, Image 1.

    Annie Cardin

    Marche, Rue de Seine, c. 1963

    Lithograph on paper

    22.5 x 29 in (57.15 x 73.66 cm)

  8. Farce by Reginald Pollack, Image 1.

    Reginald Pollack

    Farce, c. 1960

    Lithograph on paper

    22.75 x 28.5 in (57.79 x 72.39 cm)

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About the artist

Manuel Alvarez Bravo

Mexican

1902-2002

A self-taught photographer born in Mexico City, Manuel Alvarez Bravo is considered one of the founders of modern photography and the main representative of Latin American photography in the 20th century. His interest in photography started from very early on in his life as both his father and grandfather were involved with the medium. His first success was a first prize award in a local photographic competition in Oaxaca in 1925. He worked with some of the greatest artists of his time including the muralists Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros. His interest in documentary photography started around 1930s as Tina Modotti left him her position in the magazine Mexican Folkways where he worked for a while afterwards. During the late 1930s, he taught photography at the San Carlos Academy where he had studied painting earlier on in his life. From 1943 till 1959, he also worked in the film industry doing still shots and started experimenting with the cinema techniques. During his lifetime, he participated in over 200 collective exhibitions and had over 150 individual exhibitions. He was a groundbreaking artist in his medium and his works have inspired many others in the field of photography. He passed away at the age of hundred.