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Tumba reciente [Fresh Grave], from Fifteen Photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, printed 1974
Tumba reciente [Fresh Grave], from Fifteen Photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, printed 1974

Tumba reciente [Fresh Grave], from Fifteen Photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, printed 1974

Primary (Mexico City, Mexico, 1902–2002)
Printer
NationalityMexican, North America
Date1933
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsSheet: 6 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (17.1 × 24.7 cm)
Additional Dimension: 14 3/4 × 19 13/16 in. (37.5 × 50.3 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Archer M. Huntington Museum Fund, P1975.18.14
Rights Statement
Collection AreaLatin American Art
Object numberP1975.18.14/15
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Label Text
Manuel Álvarez Bravo often reflected on life’s darker side. In "Tumba reciente," we see a new grave with simple adornments combining traditions: A Christian cross next to a wire and paper arc that suggests the place where souls might enter the underworld. Daisies symbolize the cycle of life, as the body returns to nature.
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