Día de Todos Muertos
Artist
Manuel Álvarez Bravo
(Mexican, 1902 - 2002)
CultureMexican
Date1933, printed ca. 1979
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 9 1/2 × 7 in. (24.1 × 17.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 1/16 × 16 1/16 in. (51 × 40.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 1/16 × 16 1/16 in. (51 × 40.8 cm)
InscribedSigned on rear of print in pencil.
Credit LineGift of Mr. Keith Wellin
Object number81.191.8
On View
Not on viewLabel TextManuel Alvarez Bravo Mexican (1902-2002) Dia de Todos Muertos, ca. 1979 Gelatin-silver print Gift of Mr. Keith Wellin 81.191.8 ~ Born into a family of artists in Mexico City, Manuel Alvarez Bravo was probably Mexico's single most important photographer. Bravo lived in the midst of the Mexican Revolution and was deeply affected by its horrors. His work portrays the people and lifestyles of Mexico with a somber formality. In the 1930s, his photographs were exhibited in Paris and were widely admired by the Surrealists. This is one photograph from a portfolio of 15 included in the Chrysler collection. Edited By: GLY Edited Date: 11/07/2003Exhibition History"A History of Photography: 15 Years at the Chrysler Museum," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., September 11, 1993 - March 6, 1994. "Silver Images: The Photography Collection at 25," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., November 5, 2003 - August 2004.
