Lords of the Dance
Photograph
ca. 1931 (photographed), ca. 1980 (printed)
ca. 1931 (photographed), ca. 1980 (printed)
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A man and a woman, in theatre masks and costumes, stand in a large stone arch with a pointed apex. In front of them is a wooden structure; a beam across two supports of wood.
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| Materials and techniques | Platinum print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Manuel Alvarez Bravo, 'Reyez De Danza ('Lords of the Dance')', platinum print, Mexico, photographed ca. 1931, printed ca. 1980 |
| Physical description | A man and a woman, in theatre masks and costumes, stand in a large stone arch with a pointed apex. In front of them is a wooden structure; a beam across two supports of wood. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed in graphite 'M. Alvarez Bravo' and inscribed 'Mexico'. |
| Credit line | Given by Dorothy Bohm. Copyright Estate of Manuel Alvarez Bravo, courtesy Zelda Cheatle Gallery |
| Object history | Manuel Alvarez Bravo was born into the world of revolutionary Mexico, and began to make photographs in the 1920's. By 1931 he was working on Soviet film-maker Sergei Eisenstein’s Que Riva Mexico, and he continued to work in films throughout the 1940's and 1950's only returning to still photography in the sixties. Alvarez Bravo’s photographs are frequently of single figures in uncomplicated settings; they are often lyrical and symbolic, suggesting an atmosphere of tension, violence or mystery. |
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| Accession number | E.841-1994 |
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| Record created | July 30, 2003 |
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