El desierto, patio del convento (The desert, courtyard of the convent)
El desierto, patio del convento (The desert, courtyard of the convent)

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El desierto, patio del convento (The desert, courtyard of the convent),

ca. 1920

Hugo Brehme, 1882–1954; born Eisenach, Germany; died Mexico City, Mexico; active Mexico
2006-442

Information

Title
El desierto, patio del convento (The desert, courtyard of the convent)
Dates

ca. 1920

Maker
Hugo Brehme
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 11.9 x 16.7 cm. (4 11/16 x 6 9/16 in.) sheet: 12.5 x 17.4 cm. (4 15/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Forrest D. Colburn
Object Number
2006-442
Place Depicted

North America, Mexico

Culture
German, Mexican
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
ruins, gardens (open spaces), boys, convents

Forrest D. Colburn, New York, NY, by 2006; gift to Princeton University Art Museum, 2006.

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