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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. The World and Her Double by Iruka Maria Toro, Image 1.

    Iruka Maria Toro

    The World and Her Double, 2016

    Acrylic and collage on paper

    40 x 53 in (101.6 x 134.62 cm)

  2. Chuck Norris, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Chuck Norris, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  3. Sneer and Waitress, Los Angeles, Social Context by Larry Fink, Image 1.

    Larry Fink

    Sneer and Waitress, Los Angeles, Social Context, 1991

    Gelatin silver print

    19.875 x 15.875 in (50.48 x 40.32 cm)

  4. Borchelt Lettuce by Laura Grosch, Image 1.

    Laura Grosch

    Borchelt Lettuce, 1973

    Lithograph on paper

    22.125 x 29.875 in (56.2 x 75.88 cm)

  5. Toledo at Nightfall by Burt Silverman, Image 1.

    Burt Silverman

    Toledo at Nightfall, c. 1960

    Lithograph on paper

    20.6875 x 27.3125 in (52.55 x 69.37 cm)

  6. Diana Dors by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Diana Dors, 1956

    Gelatin silver print

    13.75 x 11 in (34.93 x 27.94 cm)

  7. Dramatic Works of Shakespeare - All's Well that Ends Well by John Boydell, Image 1.

    John Boydell

    Dramatic Works of Shakespeare - All's Well that Ends Well, 1803

    Engraving on paper

  8. The Anti-Archive of Trauma on the U.S.-Mexico Border by Susan Harbage Page, Image 1.

    Susan Harbage Page

    The Anti-Archive of Trauma on the U.S.-Mexico Border, 2007-2020

    Chromogenic print

    17 x 22 in (43.18 x 55.88 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.