Artist
Emilio Amero(Mexican, 1901–1976)Mexican, 1901–1976
CultureMexican
Titles
- Horses and Chairs
Date1938–1939
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 3/16 × 9 1/16 in. (33.5 × 23 cm)
Sheet: 13 3/16 × 9 1/16 in. (33.5 × 23 cm)
Mount: 13 3/16 × 10 5/16 in. (33.5 × 26.2 cm)
Sheet: 13 3/16 × 9 1/16 in. (33.5 × 23 cm)
Mount: 13 3/16 × 10 5/16 in. (33.5 × 26.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by James Edward Maloney
Object number2019.490
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
An accomplished muralist, printmaker, illustrator, cinematographer, and photographer, Emilio Amero worked and taught in the United States and Mexico, influencing artists in both countries. This dynamic photograph of toy horses and stacked chairs, a celebration of traditional crafts intended for a never-realized photobook about life in southwestern Mexico, blends elements of Surrealism and documentary-style photography, the worlds of childhood fantasy and adult occupation.
ProvenanceThe artist, d. 1976; his descendants; [Charles Isaacs Photographs and Gregory Leroy, 2019]; purchased by MFAH, 2019.
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