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Paul Strand
Mexican Portfolio1940, printed 1967

Not on view
Black and white photograph of a desert landscape with prickly pear cactus, yucca trees, and flat-roofed adobe buildings under a cloudy sky
Gelatin silver print of a ornate arched gateway with a cross at its apex and two religious statues on flanking pillars, framing a view of a colonial-style church facade beyond.
Gelatin silver print of four figures outside an adobe building on a cobblestone surface: two women wrapped in dark striped shawls flank a central woman in a checked skirt holding a bowl, while a fourth figure carries a child in a doorway behind them.
Gelatin silver print of two men in white clothing beside a weathered adobe wall and wooden doorframe; one seated with arms crossed, the other standing and wearing a wide-brimmed sombrero.
Gelatin silver print, three-quarter view of a woman in a dark woven shawl draped over her head and shoulders, holding a woven basket with a checked cloth, against a textured stone wall.
Gelatin silver print, three-quarter portrait of a young child in a white shirt, seated against a textured stone wall and wooden door, resting chin on one hand while holding a wide-brimmed straw hat in the other.
Gelatin silver print of a carved wooden crucifix figure with outstretched arms, mounted within an ornate retablo frame with painted floral scrollwork at top. A polychrome standing figure in dark robes holds a vessel at lower left; additional sculptural figures flank the composition at right.
Gelatin silver print of two figures near a stone column: a young man standing, wearing a woven poncho and straw hat, leaning one arm against the column; a woman seated in the foreground, wrapped in a striped textile shawl, hand raised to her chin. High-contrast, sharply detailed.
Gelatin silver print of a sunlit whitewashed building with a tiled roof against a deep dark sky, cobblestone courtyard in the foreground, strong contrast between light walls and shadowed doorways.
Gelatin silver print, close-up portrait of a mustachioed man wearing a wide-brimmed woven hat and loose work shirt, holding a wooden staff across his chest, gazing upward, with a blurred outdoor setting behind him.
Gelatin silver print of a polychrome sculptural group depicting a Pietà scene: a limp male figure supported by three standing figures dressed in dark robes and veils, set within an arched niche hung with lace curtains and a cross in the background.
Gelatin silver print of a devotional figure in a niche with ornate gilded frame, wearing a crown, lace-trimmed cape, and white cloth garment, head inclined to one side; a handwritten inscription is partially visible in the background.
Gelatin silver print portrait of a young person seated and facing the camera, wearing a wide-brimmed woven straw hat, dark serape, and light loose-fitting clothing, one hand raised near the chin, against a textured stone wall.
Gelatin silver print of a woman seated on a stone ledge, wearing a white dress and dark fringed rebozo, with a small child in a wide-brimmed hat seated behind her; bundled textiles visible at right.
Gelatin silver print, three-quarter view of a young woman in a dark striped rebozo holding a sleeping child against her chest, both standing before a weathered, peeling stucco wall.
Gelatin silver print of a devotional sculpture: a seated male figure with long hair and beard, wearing a crown of thorns, draped in embroidered robes, with bound wrists; palm fronds visible at upper right.
Gelatin silver print, three-quarter length portrait of a bearded man in a loose, worn linen shirt, seated and facing the camera directly, with soft even lighting against a plain background.
Gelatin silver print, close-up of a young woman in a woven shawl and drop earrings alongside a child wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat, against a rough stone wall.
Gelatin silver print of stone mission ruins shot from low angle, with crumbling masonry pillars and a rounded arch framing a whitewashed adobe building in the background, dramatic cloudy sky visible through the opening.
Artist or Maker
Paul Strand
Title
Mexican Portfolio
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1940, printed 1967
Medium
Gelatin-silver print
Dimensions
Image (each): 10 1/4 × 8 in. (26.04 × 20.32 cm) Primary support (each): 15 7/8 × 12 7/16 in. (40.32 × 31.59 cm) Overall: 17 1/4 × 13 5/16 × 1 5/16 in. (43.82 × 33.81 × 3.33 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan and Gloria Siegel
Accession Number
AC1999.260.10.1-.20
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography