Black-and-white photograph of a snail on a squash.

© Archivo Manuel Álvarez Bravo, S.C.

Black-and-white photograph of a snail on a squash.

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Calabaza y caracol (Squash and Snail),

1928, printed 1974

Manuel Álvarez Bravo, 1902–2002; born and died Mexico City, Mexico
2023-194
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Title
Calabaza y caracol (Squash and Snail)
Dates

1928, printed 1974

Maker
Manuel Álvarez Bravo
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
12.3 × 9.5 cm (4 13/16 × 3 3/4 in.) mount: 36.2 × 28.6 cm (14 1/4 × 11 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Alexander D. Stuart, Class of 1972, and Robin Stuart
Object Number
2023-194
Signatures
Signed on recto: M. Alvarez Bravo. México.
Culture
Mexican
Type
gelatin silver prints, photographs
Subject
snails

[Laurence Miller Gallery]; purchased by Alexander D. Stuart, 1982; gifted by Alexander D. Stuart, Class of 1972, and Robin Stuart to Princeton University Art Museum, October 2023.

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