A black and white photograph of a person, an article of clothing, and a round dish on a stand.
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

The black and white photograph shows the bare legs of a person, in the upper right corner, moving away from the viewer. In the lower right is a large round dish containing strands of plant material. The dish is on a stand and casts a shadow around the base. In the upper left a garment is laid out flat on the stone surface, it is light colored and is sleeveless.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1972.226
People
Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Mexican (Mexico City, Mexico 1902 - 2002 Mexico City, Mexico)
Title
Somewhat Gay and Graceful
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1942
Places
Creation Place: North America, Mexico
Culture
Mexican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/284933

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 17.3 x 24.1 cm (6 13/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
mount: 46.7 x 43.3 cm (18 3/8 x 17 1/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.r. in graphite: M Alvarez Bravo
  • inscription: recto, below image in mount, b.r., graphite, in artist's hand: M. Alvarez Bravo.
    Mexico.
  • inscription: verso, center, graphite, in artist's hand: un poco alegre y graciosa
  • stamp: verso, b.r., ink: INSTITUTO N.CIONAL DE INTROPOLOGIA
    E HISTORIA

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of John McAndrew
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
P1972.226
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1300 Early Modernism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/05/2018 - 10/18/2018

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