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Manuel Álvarez Bravo
The Fireworkers1935

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of two figures in full-body heavy protective suits with rectangular-windowed hoods, standing against a weathered concrete wall

Manuel Álvarez Bravo, The Fireworkers, 1935, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Manuel Álvarez Bravo
Mexico, 1902-2002
Title
The Fireworkers
Place Made
Mexico
Date Made
1935
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9 7/16 × 7 7/16 in. (23.97 × 18.89 cm) Primary support: 9 7/16 × 7 7/16 in. (23.97 × 18.89 cm) Secondary support: 21 1/16 × 16 5/8 in. (53.5 × 42.23 cm) Mat: 24 × 20 in. (60.96 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.333
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Archivo Manuel Álvarez Bravo SC