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A Fish Called Saw (Un Pez que llaman Sierra)

A work made of gelatin silver print, no. 11 from the portfolio "photographs by manuel alvarez-bravo" (1977).

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print, no. 11 from the portfolio "photographs by manuel alvarez-bravo" (1977).

Date:

1942, printed 1977

Artist:

Manuel Alvarez Bravo
Mexican, 1902–2002

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Manuel Alvarez-Bravo

Title

A Fish Called Saw (Un Pez que llaman Sierra)

Place

Mexico (Artist's nationality)

Date

Made 1942

Medium

Gelatin silver print, No. 11 from the portfolio "Photographs by Manuel Alvarez-Bravo" (1977)

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; signed and inscribed verso, lower right, in graphite: "M. AlvarezBravo. / México. / 5/100"

Dimensions

Image: 24.1 × 17.4 cm (9 1/2 × 6 7/8 in.); Paper: 25.2 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Frederick M. and Elizabeth L. Myers

Reference Number

1981.624

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