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Un poco alegre y graciosa [Somewhat Gay and Graceful], from Fifteen Photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, 1974
Un poco alegre y graciosa [Somewhat Gay and Graceful], from Fifteen Photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, 1974

Un poco alegre y graciosa [Somewhat Gay and Graceful], from Fifteen Photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, 1974

Primary (Mexico City, Mexico, 1902–2002)
Printer
NationalityMexican, North America
Date1942
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsSheet: 7 × 9 3/4 in. (17.8 × 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, P1975.18.6
Rights Statement
Collection AreaLatin American Art
Object numberP1975.18.6/15
On View
Not on view
Label Text
Manuel Álvarez Bravo studied briefly with Italian-born photographer Tina Modotti. When she was deported from Mexico in 1930 for political reasons he purchased her cameras and took up her practice of capturing everyday images in the streets of Mexico City. “Un poco alegre y graciosa” shows Álvarez Bravo’s shift towards poetic imagery that has often been characterized as surrealist. In this case, the images seem uncanny due to the unusual perspective, interplay of textures, and unexpected combination of objects- including a white dress, a pair of legs, and a griddle filled with tortilla strips.
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