Marta María Pérez Bravo
La mano poderosa

La mano poderosa
La mano poderosa
La mano poderosa
CultureCuban
Titles
  • La mano poderosa
  • The Powerful Hand
Date1996
PlaceCuba
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 19 15/16 × 16 in. (50.6 × 40.6 cm)
Sheet: 19 15/16 × 16 in. (50.6 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Photo Forum 1998
Object number98.717
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 314
Exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description

Marta María Pérez Bravo has dedicated her practice to exploring
the Yoruba traditions brought to Cuba by African slaves. The history, myths,
and ritualistic practices of the Afro-Cuban religion Santería have been the
subject matter of her artistic performances and more often of her photographs.
Vignetting her image to create an otherworldly halo, Bravo focuses on a
Catholic symbol of benediction that merged with indigenous and African
spiritual beliefs in the Caribbean.




Provenance[Sicardi Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1998.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: The photograph is inscribed in pencil, verso, lower left: La Mano Poderosa 1996 / 9/15
The photograph is signed in pencil, verso, lower right: MM Perez

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

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Siete juramentos
Marta María Pérez Bravo
2000
Gelatin silver print
2024.197
Omo Obbatala
Marta María Pérez Bravo
1998
Gelatin silver print
2024.196
¡Ay, Santa Clara, por tu madre!
Marta María Pérez Bravo
1996
Gelatin silver print
2003.909
cropped recto of sheet
Manuel Álvarez Bravo
1933 or 1976, printed 1979
Gelatin silver print
82.551.12
La fiesta en la Loma de Chaple
Alejandro Pérez Álvarez
2010
Chromogenic print
2022.578
from the series La fiesta de la sardina
Alejandro Pérez Álvarez
2011
Chromogenic print
2024.269
Feuervogel
Marta Hoepffner
1940
Gelatin silver print, photogram
2011.990
Light 182/12
Marta Povo
1984, printed 1989
Gelatin silver print
91.1005
Brooch
Marta Breis
1983
Silver, copper, steel, and cotton
2003.924
Earring
Marta Breis
c. 1983
Silver, copper, steel, and cotton
2003.925
Necklace
Marta Breis
1983
Silver, copper, steel, and cotton
2002.3644