Object Information
Manuel Alvarez-Bravo
Mexican, 1902–2002
Maniquís riendo, (Laughing Mannequins), 1930
Gelatin silver print
18.9 x 24.8 cm
Signed in pencil on mount, lower right
Julien Levy Collection, gift of Jean Levy and the estate of Julien Levy, 1988.157.8
Photography
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
Valencia, Spain, Institut Valencià d’Art Modern, Centre Julio Gonzalez, "Modern Photography in Mexico, 1923–1940," January 22–May 3, 1998.
San Jose Museum of Art, "Bystander: A History of Street Photography," January 16–April 4, 1999.
Paris, France, Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation, "Documentary and Anti-Graphic Photography: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans and Manuel Alvarez-Bravo," September 7–December 22, 2004; traveled to Switzerland, Musee de L'Elysee, February 10–April 10, 2005.
AIC, "A Mind at Play," June 14–September 7, 2008.