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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Pink & Red Dahlias by Joyce Tenneson, Image 1.

    Joyce Tenneson

    Pink & Red Dahlias, 2020

    Archival pigment print

    22 x 17 in (55.88 x 43.18 cm)

  2. The Dranglo Kid, 2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    The Dranglo Kid, 2002, 2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  3. Untitled by Kristina Rogers, Image 1.

    Kristina Rogers

    Untitled, 1987

    Gelatin silver print

    8 x 10 in (20.32 x 25.4 cm)

  4. Attempt I by Paul Rotterdam, Image 1.

    Paul Rotterdam

    Attempt I, 1979

    Etching and mezzotint on paper

    44.375 x 30.125 in (112.71 x 76.52 cm)

  5. British War Relief Society by Flo Hatcher, Image 1.

    Flo Hatcher

    British War Relief Society, 1977

    Lithograph on paper

    8.25 x 11 in (20.96 x 27.94 cm)

  6. Henry Garden, from Purple Series by Frank Stella, Image 1.

    Frank Stella

    Henry Garden, from Purple Series, 1972

    Lithograph in colors on Zerkall Copperplate deluxe paper

    15 x 21 in (38.1 x 53.34 cm)

  7. Salmon River by Walter Darby Bannard, Image 1.

    Walter Darby Bannard

    Salmon River, 1971

    Screenprint on paper

    21.75 x 31.75 in (55.25 x 80.65 cm)

  8. Página doblada (Folded page) by Juan Genovés, Image 1.

    Juan Genovés

    Página doblada (Folded page), 1970

    Etching on paper

    19.8125 x 25.875 in (50.32 x 65.72 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.