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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Prometheus by John W. Kelley, Image 1.

    John W. Kelley

    Prometheus, 1990

    Graphite, sanguine chalk, white and black chalk on taupe paper

    24 x 16 in (60.96 x 40.64 cm)

  2. The Funeral of Indira Gandhi, New Delhi by Peter Turnley, Image 1.

    Peter Turnley

    The Funeral of Indira Gandhi, New Delhi, 1984

    Archival pigment print

    20 x 24 in (50.8 x 60.96 cm)

  3. Pamela's Dream and Red Roses by Paul Van Hoeydonck, Image 1.

    Paul Van Hoeydonck

    Pamela's Dream and Red Roses, 1981

    Lithograph on paper

    27.875 x 32.375 in (70.8 x 82.23 cm)

  4. Black Passion by Rudy O. Pozzatti, Image 1.

    Rudy O. Pozzatti

    Black Passion, 1975

    Lithograph on paper

    19.875 x 28 in (50.48 x 71.12 cm)

  5. Quartered Arc by Gordon House, Image 1.

    Gordon House

    Quartered Arc, 1970

    Etching on paper

    23 x 15.875 in (58.42 x 40.32 cm)

  6. Paul Mazur by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Paul Mazur, 1959

    Gelatin silver print

    13.875 x 10.875 in (35.24 x 27.62 cm)

  7. Fine Yard Funeture by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Fine Yard Funeture

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  8. Douce Amere (Bittersweet), from Cirque de l'étoile filante (The Shooting Star Circus) by Georges Rouault, Image 1.

    Georges Rouault

    Douce Amere (Bittersweet), from Cirque de l'étoile filante (The Shooting Star Circus), 1934, published 1938

    Aquatint on paper

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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.