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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Crescent 02901 by McNair Evans, Image 2.

    McNair Evans

    Crescent 02901, 2012

    Pigment print on archival paper

    20 x 25 in (50.8 x 63.5 cm)

  2. Don Gibson, 2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Don Gibson, 2002, 2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  3. Reigning Queens (Queen Beatrix) by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Reigning Queens (Queen Beatrix), 1985

    Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board

    39.25 x 31.375 in (99.7 x 79.69 cm)

  4. Four Days of Creation by Fritz Eichenberg, Image 1.

    Fritz Eichenberg

    Four Days of Creation, 1976

    Wood engraving on paper

    9.4375 x 8 in (23.97 x 20.32 cm)

  5. This Blasted Heath by Graham Ovenden, Image 1.

    Graham Ovenden

    This Blasted Heath, 1972

    Screenprint on paper

    30.875 x 22.5 in (78.42 x 57.15 cm)

  6. Interior by the Sea by Fannie Hillsmith, Image 1.

    Fannie Hillsmith

    Interior by the Sea, 1963

    Lithograph on paper

    27.25 x 23 in (69.22 x 58.42 cm)

  7. Patrice Munsel by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Patrice Munsel, 1950

    Gelatin silver print

    14 x 11 in (35.56 x 27.94 cm)

  8. Untitled (from "Photographs of Women") by Joyce Tenneson, Image 1.

    Joyce Tenneson

    Untitled (from "Photographs of Women"), 1985-2005

    Color instant print (Polaroid)

    29.625 x 21.875 in (75.25 x 55.56 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.