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Photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo

Two Pairs of Legs

1928–29, printed 1977
(Mexican, 1902–2002)
Mexico, 20th century
gelatin silver print
Image: 23.4 x 18.3 cm (9 3/16 x 7 3/16 in.); Paper: 25.4 x 20.2 cm (10 x 7 15/16 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Stumberg 1985.220.10
© Colette Urbajtel/ Archivo Manuel Álvarez Bravo, S.C
Impression: 13
Location: not on view
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Manuel Alvarez Bravo encouraged viewers to discover their own meanings in his pictures.

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Manuel Álvarez Bravo captured unusual scenes of everyday life in his home country of Mexico. In this photograph, he focuses on isolated fragments of urban iconography through storefronts and billboards.
Two Pairs of Legs

Two Pairs of Legs

1928–29, printed 1977

Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Acorn Editions Limited

(Mexican, 1902–2002)
Mexico, 20th century

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