[Fotoescultura]

[Fotoescultura]

Public Domain

[Fotoescultura]
CultureUnknown
Titles
  • [Fotoescultura]
Datec. 1930
MediumGelatin silver print with applied color, mounted to wood
DimensionsOverall: 11 × 9 × 2 1/4 in. (27.9 × 22.9 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineBarbara Levine and Paige Ramey Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2020.137.106
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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
DescriptionAs the name suggests, the fotoescultura is a photograph transformed into a sculptural object. To create these cross-media artworks, a hand-painted portrait photograph was adhered to a carefully carved mount and surrounded by a wooden frame. The compound form of the fotoescultura represents not only a combination of media but also a melding of multiple traditions. Blending the sculptural quality, hand painting, and framed structure of votive religious imagery popular in Mexico with vernacular photography, the fotoescultura invited interaction and veneration.
ProvenanceBarbara Levine and Paige Ramey; purchased by MFAH, 2020.

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