Bravo's work spanned many fields, from promotional work commissioned by the government to cinematic pieces for the film industry.
« I work for the pleasure, for the pleasure of the work, and everything else is a matter for the critics. »
Manuel Alvarez Bravo
He also spent several decades teaching photography at the National School of Arts and the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos, where his students included Graciela Iturbide and Nacho Lopez. Bravo's photos have been exhibited in some of the most esteemed galleries in the United States and Mexico, including the J. Paul Getty Museum and Casa Lamm Cultural Center. Because of his contributions to the photographic arts in Mexico, Manuel Alvarez Bravo is considered of of the most important fig
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Bravo's work spanned many fields, from promotional work commissioned by the government to cinematic pieces for the film industry.
« I work for the pleasure, for the pleasure of the work, and everything else is a matter for the critics. »
Manuel Alvarez Bravo
He also spent several decades teaching photography at the National School of Arts and the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos, where his students included Graciela Iturbide and Nacho Lopez. Bravo's photos have been exhibited in some of the most esteemed galleries in the United States and Mexico, including the J. Paul Getty Museum and Casa Lamm Cultural Center. Because of his contributions to the photographic arts in Mexico, Manuel Alvarez Bravo is considered of of the most important figures in Latin American
contemporary art. (
Artist website)
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