Fifteen Photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo

© Colette Urbajtel/Archivo Manuel Álvarez Bravo, SC.

Fifteen Photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo

Currently not on view

Parábola óptica (Optical Parable),

1921, printed 1974

Manuel Álvarez Bravo, 1902–2002; born and died Mexico City, Mexico
Published by Double Elephant Press
x1991-257.1

Information

Title
Parábola óptica (Optical Parable)
Dates

1921, printed 1974

Maker
Manuel Álvarez Bravo
Published by Double Elephant Press
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
23.8 x 18.1 cm. (9 3/8 x 7 1/8 in.) mount: 50.3 x 37.5 cm (19 13/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Levine
Object Number
x1991-257.1
Place Made

North America, Mexico

Signatures
Signed in graphite, lower right: M. Alvarez Bravo.
Inscription
in graphite, recto, lower left: 42/75 in graphite, verso lower right: 1 [portfolio number]
Culture
Mexican
Type
photographs, gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs
Materials
gelatin silver prints
Subject
vendors, opticians, sidewalks, buildings, windows, signs, cityscapes

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald D. Levine, New York, NY (by 1991); gift to Princeton University Art Museum.

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