Lola Alvarez Bravo and the Photography of an Era

Lola Alvarez Bravo (1903-1993) was one of the most prolific Mexican photographers. His career spanned fifty years and in it he combined commercial practice and teaching along with the exploration of his artistic interests. Lola was extraordinary as a woman and as an artist. Throughout his life he became friends with a large group of intellectuals and was part of a dynamic circle of artists. He produced countless works by commission for various private and government agencies, as well as taking photographs to satisfy his aesthetic concerns. This book, which in turn forms the catalog of the exhibition presented at the Casa Estudio Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico City, the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California and the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, Arizona, includes a hundred photographs belonging to the Gonzalez Rendon archive. It is a selection that not only shows the incredible variety of material contained in the file, but also provides new perspectives to know the methods of work used by the artist. The photographs allow a closer approach to the complexity of his work and reveal his interest in surrealism and the avant-garde use of photomontage, as well as his mastery in a variety of genres ranging from portraits of famous intellectuals and close friends, The images are accompanied by essays written by curators Adriana Zavala and Rachael Arauz, Latin American art historian James Oles and photography specialists Dina Comisarenco, Karen Cordero, Deborah Dorotinsky, Ana Garduno, Carolina Gonzalez, Cecilia Olivares, Cristobal Andres Jacome, Johanna Spanke and Javier Vazquez. 100 photographs