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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. Ernesto Bazan

    Devotee Making an Offering to St. Larousse, 2000

    Silver gelatin print

    20 x 24 in (50.8 x 60.96 cm)

  3. Ernesto Bazan

    Sugarcane Cutter, Bejucal, Cuba, 2000

    Silver gelatin print

    20 x 24 in (50.8 x 60.96 cm)

  4. Goddess History, from Survey 1986 by Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Image 1.

    Manuel Alvarez Bravo

    Goddess History, from Survey 1986, 1979

    Paladium print

    6.875 x 9.25 in (17.46 x 23.5 cm)

  5. Dos Mujeres y la Gran Cortina con Sombras by Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Image 1.

    Manuel Alvarez Bravo

    Dos Mujeres y la Gran Cortina con Sombras, 1977

    Gelatin silver print

    8 x 10 in (20.32 x 25.4 cm)

  6. Caja de Visiones by Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Image 1.

    Manuel Alvarez Bravo

    Caja de Visiones, 1930s, printed 1977

    Gelatin silver print

    8 x 10 in (20.32 x 25.4 cm)

  7. Gorrión, Claro by Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Image 1.

    Manuel Alvarez Bravo

    Gorrión, Claro, 1938-40, printed 1977

    Gelatin silver print

    8 x 10 in (20.32 x 25.4 cm)

  8. ...Un Pez que Llaman Sierra by Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Image 1.

    Manuel Alvarez Bravo

    ...Un Pez que Llaman Sierra, 1943, printed 1977

    Gelatin silver print

    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.32 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.