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El sistema nervioso del gran simpático [Greater Sympathetic Nervous System], from Fifteen Photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, printed 1974
El sistema nervioso del gran simpático [Greater Sympathetic Nervous System], from Fifteen Photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, printed 1974

El sistema nervioso del gran simpático [Greater Sympathetic Nervous System], from Fifteen Photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, printed 1974

Primary (Mexico City, Mexico, 1902–2002)
Printer
NationalityMexican, North America
Date1929
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsSheet: 9 5/8 × 7 5/8 in. (24.5 × 19.3 cm)
Additional Dimension: 19 13/16 × 14 3/4 in. (50.3 × 37.5 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Archer M. Huntington Museum Fund, P1975.18.2
Rights Statement
Collection AreaLatin American Art
Object numberP1975.18.2/15
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Label Text
The human body was for Manuel Álvarez Bravo a subject for meditation about the fundamental questions of art, life, and death. In "El sistema nervioso del gran simpático," Álvarez Bravo juxtaposes an anatomical diagram of the nervous system with an advertisement for women’s underwear. This unexpected combination compares corsets to exoskeletons, hiding the delicate inner workings of the body.
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