Who created "Sed pública (Public thirst)"?

Sed pública (Public thirst) was created by Manuel Álvarez Bravo in 1934, printed 1974.

When was "Sed pública (Public thirst)" created?

This artwork was created 1934, printed 1974.

What medium is "Sed pública (Public thirst)"?

Sed pública (Public thirst) is gelatin silver print.

Sed pública (Public thirst)

Manuel Álvarez Bravo

1934, printed 1974

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Medium

gelatin silver print

Dimensions

image: 23.6 x 19 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/2 in.) mount: 50.2 x 37.5 cm (19 3/4 x 14 3/4 in.)

Classification

Photograph

Department

CPH

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of Lee and Maria Friedlander

Accession Number

2006.117.1.6

About the Artist

Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Manuel Álvarez Bravo (1902–2002) was one of the greatest photographers of the twentieth century and the undisputed master of Mexican modernist photography. Born in Mexico City into a family with artistic connections, he was largely self-taught as a photographer, beginning to work seriously with the camera in the 1920s. His development was shaped by encounters with figures at the center of Mexico's...

Sed pública (Public thirst)

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