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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Green House by Barbara Schreiber, Image 2.

    Barbara Schreiber

    Green House, 2018

    Acrylic on paper

    22 x 30 in (55.88 x 76.2 cm)

  2. A Winston Smoking Man, 2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    A Winston Smoking Man, 2002, 2002

    Ink on paper

    10.875 x 8.5 in (27.62 x 21.59 cm)

  3. Barbara Klemm

    Abgelehnt Vergangenheit, Moskau, 1991

    Gelatin silver print mounted to drawing board

    9.375 x 12.875 in (23.81 x 32.7 cm)

  4. Space Heater by Robert W. Fichter, Image 1.

    Robert W. Fichter

    Space Heater, 1980

    Silver dye bleach print

    11 x 14 in (27.94 x 35.56 cm)

  5. Untitled by Doug Warner, Image 1.

    Doug Warner

    Untitled, 1978

    Lithograph on paper

    11.125 x 15 in (28.26 x 38.1 cm)

  6. Parity Study by Anthony Hill, Image 1.

    Anthony Hill

    Parity Study, 1971

    Screenprint on paper

    28 x 32.75 in (71.12 x 83.19 cm)

  7. Kim Novak in Moll Flanders by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Kim Novak in Moll Flanders, 1964

    Gelatin silver print

    11.25 x 8.34 in (28.58 x 21.18 cm)

  8. Monhegan Shoreline by Reuben Tam, Image 1.

    Reuben Tam

    Monhegan Shoreline, c. 1960

    Lithograph on paper

    22.5 x 28.625 in (57.15 x 72.71 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.