The exhibition, with works drawn exclusively from the collection of the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, showcases a range of photographic techniques used in 20th-century Mexican photography and includes pastoral landscapes, portraits of indigenous peoples, and images of everyday rural life. Featured photographers include Hugo Brehme (1882–1954), Lola Álvarez Bravo (1903–1993), and Manuel Álvarez Bravo (1902–2002), among others.
Lola Alvarez Bravo, Mi colega, ca. 1950. © Center for Creative Photography, The University of Arizona Foundation: Lola Álvarez Bravo Archive.
Mexican Photographers, Mexican Views is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and the Center for Creative Photography. It is made possible through the generosity of donors to the Museum’s annual fund.
Graciela Iturbide, La Virgen de Guadalupe en la Frontera, Tijuana, Baja California, 1989. Center for Creative Photography, The University of Arizona: Purchase. © Graciela Iturbide.
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