Men of Santa Anna, Michoacán
Portfolio TitleThe Mexican Portfolio
Artist
Paul Strand
(American, 1890 - 1976)
Date1933
MediumPhotogravure
DimensionsImage: 6 5/16 × 4 7/8 inches (16.03 × 12.38 cm)
Plate: 15 7/8 × 12 7/16 inches (40.32 × 31.59 cm)
Mat (exhibition): 18 × 15 inches (45.72 × 38.1 cm)
Plate: 15 7/8 × 12 7/16 inches (40.32 × 31.59 cm)
Mat (exhibition): 18 × 15 inches (45.72 × 38.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.2228
Edition/State/Proofed. 37/100
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of two men, one standing, one sitting, in front of doorway of mud brick structure.Exhibition History20th-Century Photographs from the Hallmark Photographic Collection. Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA, January 10 -February 22, 1981, no cat.
Masters of 20th-Century Photography from the Hallmark Collection. Waterloo Municipal Galleries, Waterloo, IA, May 2 -June 13, 1982, no cat.
Faces: an Exhibition from the Hallmark Photographic Collection. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, September 16 - October 21, 1984, no. 43.
Impressions of the Southwest and Mexico. The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, September 15, 2009 – May 10, 2010, no cat.
Paul Strand produced a portfolio of images of indigenous peoples, landscape, architecture and religious artifacts while living in Mexico in 1932–33. Educated at the Ethical Culture School in New York, Strand’s photographs reflect the teachings of his mentor, Lewis Hine—best known for his powerful images of child laborers and impoverished immigrants. This direct and objective portrait style, seen here in the studied expressions of the townsmen, was meant to capture the essential character of Mexico.
Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1972;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
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