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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Oxford, North Carolina/Stonewall Jackson, Richmond, VA, from 2020 Series by Catherine Opie, Image 1.

    Catherine Opie

    Oxford, North Carolina/Stonewall Jackson, Richmond, VA, from 2020 Series, 2020

    Pigment print

    49.75 x 39 in (126.37 x 99.06 cm)

  2. Lecture - Law Fever Flux Encounter by Alan Saret, Image 1.

    Alan Saret

    Lecture - Law Fever Flux Encounter, 1983

    Pencil on paper

    22.5 x 30 in (57.15 x 76.2 cm)

  3. James "Son Ford" Thomas, Yale University by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    James "Son Ford" Thomas, Yale University, 1976

    Gelatin silver print

    11 x 17 in (27.94 x 43.18 cm)

  4. The Passerby by Stephen White, Image 1.

    Stephen White

    The Passerby, 1974

    Woodcut on paper

  5. Woman With Cat by Sigmund Abeles, Image 1.

    Sigmund Abeles

    Woman With Cat, 1973

    Lithograph on paper

    19 x 27 in (48.26 x 68.58 cm)

  6. Older Couple Walking with Children, Dublin by Alen MacWeeney, Image 2.

    Alen MacWeeney

    Older Couple Walking with Children, Dublin, 1965

    Archival pigment print

    13 x 19 in (33.02 x 48.26 cm)

  7. Landscape by John Edward Heliker, Image 1.

    John Edward Heliker

    Landscape, c. 1960

    Lithograph on paper

    10 x 12.625 in (25.4 x 32.07 cm)

  8. Geraldine Fitzgerald by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Geraldine Fitzgerald, 1944

    Gelatin silver print

    13.75 x 11 in (34.93 x 27.94 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.