Observations, Jaipur, India
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 40.64 × 37.47 cm (16 × 14 3/4 in.) sheet: 50.48 × 40.64 cm (19 7/8 × 16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser
Accession Number
2024.104.72
Art Historical Context
**Observations, Jaipur, India** (1998) by Grac Iturbide captures a of quiet intrigue in the vibrant streets of Jaipur, India. Renowned Mexican photographer Iturbide, celebrated for her poetic black-and-white images that blend documentary realism with surrealist undertones, ventured beyond her native Mexico later in her career. This gelatin silver print reflects her signature style—intimate observations of daily life infused with cultural mystery and human connection—now turned toward the colorful chaos of Rajasthan's Pink City. Printed in the traditional gelatin silver process, the work boast...
About the Artist
Graciela Iturbide
Graciela Iturbide, born on May 16, 1942, in Mexico City, emerged as one of the most influential photographers of Latin America. The eldest of thirteen children in a traditional Catholic family, she received her first camera at age eleven, fostering an early fascination with images as vessels of memory. Married to architect Manuel Rocha Díaz in 1962, she raised three children, including composer an...