Artist
Manuel Álvarez Bravo(Mexican, 1902–2002)Mexican, 1902–2002
CultureMexican
Titles
- Carlos Mérida, Pintor
- Carlos Mérida, Painter
Date1930s - 1940s
Place depictedMexico
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 11/16 × 6 15/16 in. (24.6 × 17.6 cm)
Sheet: 9 11/16 × 6 15/16 in. (24.6 × 17.6 cm)
Mount: 17 × 14 in. (43.2 × 35.6 cm)
Sheet: 9 11/16 × 6 15/16 in. (24.6 × 17.6 cm)
Mount: 17 × 14 in. (43.2 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Isabel B. and Wallace S. Wilson
Object number90.297
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).
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso lower center in pencil " Alvarez Bravo inv. #61 (c) / Carlos Merida - pintor "
bottom right below image on mount in pencil " M. Alvarez Bravo. / Mexico. "
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Manuel Álvarez Bravo
1929, printed 1974
Gelatin silver print
87.123.2
