Artist
Pedro A. Valtierra Ruvalcaba (Mexican, born 1955)Mexican, born 1955
CultureMexican
Titles
- Mirando al Papa
- Looking at the Pope
Date1979
PlacePuebla, Mexico
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 5/16 × 12 3/8 in. (21.1 × 31.4 cm)
Sheet: 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.6 × 35.4 cm)
Sheet: 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.6 × 35.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Houston Hispanic community and the Wortham Foundation, The Brown Foundation, Inc., the Frees Foundation, and the Comite Patriotico Mexicano
Object number91.218
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso sheet, upper left: "113".
Signed and inscribed in pencil on verso sheet, bottom left: "Pedro Valtierra/ Mirando al papa/ 1978".
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