The Good Reputation Sleeping
Original Language TitleLa Buena Fama Durmiendo, Mexico
Artist
Manuel Álvarez Bravo
(Mexican, 1902 - 2002)
Date1939
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 1/4 × 9 1/2 inches (18.42 × 24.13 cm)
Sheet: 8 × 9 15/16 inches (20.32 × 25.22 cm)
Sheet: 8 × 9 15/16 inches (20.32 × 25.22 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Collection of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser
Object number2016.74.10
SignedSigned on sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "M Alvarez Bravo / Mexico."
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of woman lying on back amid cactus buds with her left hand behind her head and right leg crossed. Her wrists, ankles, upper thighs, hips, and waist are wrapped with bandages while her chest and pubic region are exposed.ProvenanceWIth Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauer, Newbury Park, CA by 2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Copyright© Colette Urbajtel/Asociación Manuel Álvarez Bravo
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