Artist
Marta María Pérez Bravo(Cuban, born 1959)Cuban, born 1959
CultureCuban
Titles
- La mano poderosa
- The Powerful Hand
Date1996
PlaceCuba
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 19 15/16 × 16 in. (50.6 × 40.6 cm)
Sheet: 19 15/16 × 16 in. (50.6 × 40.6 cm)
Sheet: 19 15/16 × 16 in. (50.6 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Photo Forum 1998
Object number98.717
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 314
On view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Marta María Pérez Bravo has dedicated her practice to exploring
the Yoruba traditions brought to Cuba by African slaves. The history, myths,
and ritualistic practices of the Afro-Cuban religion Santería have been the
subject matter of her artistic performances and more often of her photographs.
Vignetting her image to create an otherworldly halo, Bravo focuses on a
Catholic symbol of benediction that merged with indigenous and African
spiritual beliefs in the Caribbean.
Provenance[Sicardi Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1998.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: The photograph is inscribed in pencil, verso, lower left: La Mano Poderosa 1996 / 9/15
The photograph is signed in pencil, verso, lower right: MM Perez
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William Pérez
2011
Etched plexiglass and stainless steel
2022.565
