Artist
Manuel Álvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1902–2002)Mexican, 1902–2002
CultureMexican
Titles
- Caballo de madera
- Wooden Horse
Date1928
Place depictedMexico
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 7/16 × 7 9/16 in. (24 × 19.2 cm)
Sheet: 9 7/16 × 7 9/16 in. (24 × 19.2 cm)
Mount: 17 3/4 × 14 1/2 in. (45.1 × 36.8 cm)
Sheet: 9 7/16 × 7 9/16 in. (24 × 19.2 cm)
Mount: 17 3/4 × 14 1/2 in. (45.1 × 36.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Museum Collectors
Object number87.166
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Manuel Alvarez Bravo," at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Feb. 19-May 18, 1997; Centro Cultural/Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City, June 12-Sep. 14, 1997; Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Caracas, Oct. 9, 1997-Jan. 11, 1998; and Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey, Feb. 9-May 10, 1998 (LN:97.11).
Exhibited: "Patrons Choice: The Silver Anniversary of The Museum Collectors, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 18, 2004 - January 30, 2005. Millennium Gallery and Public Corridor.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso lower center in pencil " #32[circled] CABALLO DE MADERA ( SILVET ) / $400.- "
bottom right below image on mount in pencil " M. Alvarez Bravo "
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