Gabriel Figueroa
[Set of the 1948 Film Salón México]

[Set of the 1948 Film Salón México]

© 1948 Estate of Gabriel Figueroa

[Set of the 1948 Film Salón México]
[Set of the 1948 Film Salón México]
ArtistMexican, 1907–1997
ArtistMexican, 1899–1978
CultureMexican
Titles
  • [Set of the 1948 Film Salón México]
Date1948, printed 1950
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 7/16 × 13 1/4 in. (26.5 × 33.7 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 13 7/8 in. (27.9 × 35.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the S. I. and Susie Morris Photography Endowment
Object number2018.191
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description


Few people did more to shape the face of modern, post-Revolution Mexican cinema than cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa, whose keen eye and artistry won honors at film festivals in Venice, Cannes, and Berlin throughout his long career. This photograph, shot by Luis Márquez during the filming of the 1948 movie Salón México, emulates Figueroa’s exceptional ability to meld dramatic lighting and scenery. Gloriously atmospheric, this dark, smoky scene, punctuated by the flash of fireworks, captures the joyous chaos of a street celebration.



Provenance[Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc.]; purchased by MFAH, 2018.
Exhibition History"Gabriel Figueroa, Mexican Cinematographer: Still Pictures From Some Of His Films", Pan American Union, Washington, D.C., May 1- 31, 1950.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top center: Salon Mexico

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