Sin título (Untitled)
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View on museum website →Medium
inkjet print
Dimensions
image: 35.56 × 35.56 cm (14 × 14 in.) sheet: 44.13 × 43.18 cm (17 3/8 × 17 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser
Accession Number
2024.104.104.5
Art Historical Context
Graciela Iturbide, one of Mexico's most celebrated contemporary photographers, captures the poetic essence of Mexican culture through her lens. Born in 1942 in Mexico City mentored by Manuel Álvarez Bravo,urbide's work blends documentary realism with surrealism, exploring themes of identity, ritual, femininity, and the between tradition and modernity. This untitled inkjet print from 201 exemplifies her mature style, where everyday scenes transcend into the mystical, often in stark black-and-white compositions that evoke deep cultural resonance. The square format—measuring 14 × 14 inches—invit...
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...