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Manuel Alvarez Bravo

Portrait of Juan Rulfo

Description

Maker

Manuel Alvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1902-2002)

Title

Portrait of Juan Rulfo

Year

ca. late 1940s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Image/sheet: 25 x 20 cm (9 13/16 x 7 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed in pencil, LR (outside image): M. Alvarez Bravo, Mexico

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Modern Latin American Art

Object Number

79.031

Type

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Raid the Icebox Now with Pablo Helguera
Inventarios / Inventories
Feb 07, 2020 – Aug 21, 2021
Facing Artists
Twentieth Century Portraits from the Collection
Feb 27, 2009 – Jul 31, 2009

Label copy

Manuel Álvarez Bravo was a contemporary of Mexican Muralists Diego Rivera (whose self-portrait is on the wall behind you) and José Clemente Orozco (whose

portrait by Edward Weston is far left). Juan Rulfo (Mexican, 1917-1986), who hailed from a slightly younger generation, had yet to write his acclaimed novels when this portrait was made. Nonetheless, Bravo seemed to sense his ambition, portraying him leaning forward from the edge of his chair with a look of intense engagement.

Del Nuevo Mundo
The Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Latin American Art
Jun 17, 1988 – Sep 04, 1988
The Nancy Sayles Day Collection
Jan 04, 1977 – Feb 06, 1977

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Manuel Alvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1902-2002)
Portrait of Juan Rulfo, ca. late 1940s
Gelatin silver print
Image/sheet: 25 x 20 cm (9 13/16 x 7 7/8 inches)
Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Modern Latin American Art 79.031

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