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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Keeping the Culture by Kerry James Marshall, Image 2.

    Kerry James Marshall

    Keeping the Culture, 2011

    Color linoleum cut and screenprint on Arches paper

    19.75 x 29.5 in (50.17 x 74.93 cm)

  2. Masquerades by Peter Doig, Image 1.

    Peter Doig

    Masquerades, 2006

    Giclee print on Somerset velvet enhanced 225

    24.75 x 20 in (62.87 x 50.8 cm)

  3. Mary Ellen Mark

    Two Girls in Dresses on Lawn, Miami, from the portfolio "In America", 1986

    Gelatin silver print

    13.875 x 10.875 in (35.24 x 27.62 cm)

  4. Andre Heller by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Andre Heller, 1981

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  5. John Moses

    Migrant Farm Worker, Samson County, North Carolina, 1976

    Gelatin silver print

    8 x 11.75 in (20.32 x 29.85 cm)

  6. Six Holy Days by Fritz Eichenberg, Image 1.

    Fritz Eichenberg

    Six Holy Days, 1976

    Wood engraving on paper

    9.4375 x 8 in (23.97 x 20.32 cm)

  7. Primary Series, Blue Stone by Lee Krasner, Image 1.

    Lee Krasner

    Primary Series, Blue Stone, 1969

    Lithograph in colors on Arches paper

    22.75 x 30 in (57.79 x 76.2 cm)

  8. Two Sailors on Subway, Coney Island, NY, from Photographer's Choice: Harold Feinstein-Decades Four by Harold Feinstein, Image 1.

    Harold Feinstein

    Two Sailors on Subway, Coney Island, NY, from Photographer's Choice: Harold Feinstein-Decades Four, 1947

    Gelatin silver print

    11.125 x 14.125 in (28.26 x 35.88 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.