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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Blast #11009 by Naoya Hatakeyama, Image 1.

    Naoya Hatakeyama

    Blast #11009, 2004

    Chromogenic print

    39 x 59 in (99.06 x 149.86 cm)

  2. Just and Actor, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Just and Actor, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  3. John Wayne by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    John Wayne, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  4. Alice Walker, New Haven, Conn. by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Alice Walker, New Haven, Conn., 1977

    Gelatin silver print

    11.75 x 16.5 in (29.85 x 41.91 cm)

  5. Lying in Colors by Karel Appel, Image 1.

    Karel Appel

    Lying in Colors, c. 1975

    Lithograph on paper

    21.5 x 29.5 in (54.61 x 74.93 cm)

  6. Flexible and Stainless by Sylvia Plimack Mangold, Image 1.

    Sylvia Plimack Mangold

    Flexible and Stainless, 1975

    Lithograph in four colors on white Arches cover

    28.25 x 29.3125 in (71.76 x 74.45 cm)

  7. Seated Man by John Edward Heliker, Image 1.

    John Edward Heliker

    Seated Man, c. 1960

    Lithograph on paper

    10 x 13.125 in (25.4 x 33.34 cm)

  8. Virginia Mayo by Philippe Halsman, Image 2.

    Philippe Halsman

    Virginia Mayo, 1944

    Gelatin silver print

    13.75 x 10.75 in (34.93 x 27.31 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.