Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Mexican Photographer · 1902–2002

185 works on LinkedCulture

A self-taught photographer, Manuel Alvarez Bravo purchased his first camera at age twenty while working at a government job. His earliest success at photography came around 1925, when he won first prize in a local photographic competition in Oaxaca. He returned to Mexico City, where he had been born, and in 1927 met Tina Modotti, who introduced him to a lively intellectual and cultural environment

Acto Primero

Acto Primero

Getty Museum · 1975

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A Giving Hand

A Giving Hand

Getty Museum · negative 1940; print 1980s

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[Alacena para El Guacamole]

[Alacena para El Guacamole]

Getty Museum · 1980s

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[Angel del Temblor I]

[Angel del Temblor I]

Getty Museum · negative 1957; print 1970s

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Antiguo Osario, Rouen (Ancient Ossuary, Rouen)

Antiguo Osario, Rouen (Ancient Ossuary, Rouen)

Getty Museum · 1960

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[Arbol]

[Arbol]

Getty Museum · about 1995

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Arena y pinitos

Arena y pinitos

Getty Museum · about 1927–1930

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Autoretrato

Autoretrato

Getty Museum · negative 1995; print 1997

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Autoretrato en el retrovisor

Autoretrato en el retrovisor

Getty Museum · negative 1996; print 1998

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Burial in Metepec/[Entierramiento en Metepec]

Burial in Metepec/[Entierramiento en Metepec]

Getty Museum · 1932

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[Burro Grazing]

[Burro Grazing]

Getty Museum · 1930s

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Caballito de Quito (Horse, Quito)

Caballito de Quito (Horse, Quito)

Getty Museum · 1984

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Caja de Visiones (Box of Visions)

Caja de Visiones (Box of Visions)

Getty Museum · negative about 1934; print about 1990

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[Caminata Multiple, Variation #1 (Multiple Movement)]

[Caminata Multiple, Variation #1 (Multiple Movement)]

Getty Museum · 1976

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Casa deshabitada, Tlalpan

Casa deshabitada, Tlalpan

Getty Museum · 1940

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[Chapil de Leña]

[Chapil de Leña]

Getty Museum · negative 1927; print later, about 1999

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[Chiapas Martyr]

[Chiapas Martyr]

Getty Museum · 1980s

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Chiapas Martyr

Chiapas Martyr

Getty Museum · negative 1970s; print 1992

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Classic Theme/[Tema Clásico]

Classic Theme/[Tema Clásico]

Getty Museum · 1942–1946

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[Coatlicue]

[Coatlicue]

Getty Museum · 1987

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Colchon [negativo]

Colchon [negativo]

Getty Museum · negative 1927; print 1995

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[Con Mecates]

[Con Mecates]

Getty Museum · negative 1940s; print 1980s

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[Cristo]

[Cristo]

Getty Museum · negative 1932–1933; print about 1980

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Cross of Chalma/[Cruce de Chalma]

Cross of Chalma/[Cruce de Chalma]

Getty Museum · 1942

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Cuatro arbolitos y adobes

Cuatro arbolitos y adobes

Getty Museum · 1930

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Daughter of the Dancers / Muchachita!

Daughter of the Dancers / Muchachita!

Getty Museum · 1933

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Day Dreaming/[El Ensueño]

Day Dreaming/[El Ensueño]

Getty Museum · negative 1931; print 1974

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Diego Rivera Painting a Mural

Diego Rivera Painting a Mural

Getty Museum · 1951

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[El Indigena de la Columna]

[El Indigena de la Columna]

Getty Museum · negative 1940s; print 1980s

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El pajaro canta aunque la rama cruja

El pajaro canta aunque la rama cruja

Getty Museum · 1960

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[El tabaco]

[El tabaco]

Getty Museum · negative 1932; print about 1980

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[El Trapo Negro]

[El Trapo Negro]

Getty Museum · 1986

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[El Umbral]

[El Umbral]

Getty Museum · negative 1947; print later, probably 1970s

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[El Umbral]

[El Umbral]

Getty Museum · negative 1947; print late 1970s

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Empieza la primavera

Empieza la primavera

Getty Museum · 1960

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End of Market Day

End of Market Day

Getty Museum · about 1932

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[Ensayo Para La Camara Bien Afocada]

[Ensayo Para La Camara Bien Afocada]

Getty Museum · 1943

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En su lugar

En su lugar

Getty Museum · 1969

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[En Una Ventana (Con Retrato de Barbara)]

[En Una Ventana (Con Retrato de Barbara)]

Getty Museum · 1980s

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[En un pequeño en espacio: la colcha]

[En un pequeño en espacio: la colcha]

Getty Museum · 1995

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[En un pequeno espacio numero 1]

[En un pequeno espacio numero 1]

Getty Museum · 1995

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[En un pueblo (In a Village)]

[En un pueblo (In a Village)]

Getty Museum · 1942–1945

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Estudio de manos de Tamayo, Mexico (Study of Tamayo's Hands)

Estudio de manos de Tamayo, Mexico (Study of Tamayo's Hands)

Getty Museum · negative 1931; print 1998

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Even When They Have Indian Figs

Even When They Have Indian Figs

Getty Museum · 1965

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Fable of the Dog and the Cloud/[Fábula del Perro y de la Nube]

Fable of the Dog and the Cloud/[Fábula del Perro y de la Nube]

Getty Museum · 1930–1940

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[Figure of Christ]

[Figure of Christ]

Getty Museum · 1930s

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First Solitude

First Solitude

Getty Museum · 1965

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For the Sheep's Wool/[Por La Lana y Por Borrego]

For the Sheep's Wool/[Por La Lana y Por Borrego]

Getty Museum · 1932

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Francisco Toledo

Francisco Toledo

Getty Museum · 1960

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[Frida Kahlo at the Sociedad de Arte Moderno, Mexico]

[Frida Kahlo at the Sociedad de Arte Moderno, Mexico]

Getty Museum · 1944

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Frida Kahlo en el Museo de Arte Moderno

Frida Kahlo en el Museo de Arte Moderno

Getty Museum · 1944

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[Head of a Saint, Chiapas]

[Head of a Saint, Chiapas]

Getty Museum · 1980s

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Instrumental

Instrumental

Getty Museum · 1931

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Instrumental

Instrumental

Getty Museum · 1931

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Invented Landscape

Invented Landscape

Getty Museum · negative 1972; print 1974

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Jícamas

Jícamas

Getty Museum · 1929

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Juego de Papel

Juego de Papel

Getty Museum · 1926–1927

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Juego de papel [ovalos], Variation #3

Juego de papel [ovalos], Variation #3

Getty Museum · 1926–1927

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[Juego de Pelota]

[Juego de Pelota]

Getty Museum · negative 1930s; print later

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Kiln/[La Quema]

Kiln/[La Quema]

Getty Museum · negative 1957; print 1974

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