
Fritz Henle :: Self-portrait, ca. 1938 / src: wikipedia
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Zivago (Russian)
:: Dance Study with Movement, 1925–28 | Platinum print | source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Zygmunt Rytka :: Obok sztuki / Next to Art, 1986 / source: fotografia-kolekcjonerska

Fritz Henle :: Visitor in front of “The Final Judgement” by Rubens at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 1960 / src: elhurgador
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In Portrait of the Eternal, Álvarez Bravo fashioned a modern vanitas image of contemplative mystery, which at first appears in line with Surrealist ideas of the female muse. But this was no ordinary choice of model and collaborator: it was Isabel Villaseñor. Already well known as a talented artist and poet, Villaseñor’s distinctive profile, curtain of luxuriant hair, and mestiza (mixed race) heritage resonated with Mexicanidad and an ongoing process of national re-creation during the post-revolutionary period. (text: MMoCA)

En Retrato de lo eterno, Álvarez Bravo construyó la imagen de una vanitas moderna de misterio contemplativo que a primera vista parece alinearse con ideas surrealistas sobre la musa femenina. Pero la elección de su modelo y colaboradora para esta imagen no fue una opción caprichosa. Se trataba de Isabel Villaseñor, ya para entonces bastante conocida como artista y una poeta talentosa. Su perfil inconfundible, el velo de su cabellera suntuosa y su herencia mestiza resonaban con el concepto de mexicanidad y con los procesos en curso de re-creación nacional durante el periodo posrevolucionario. (text: MMoCA · Madison Museum of Contemporary Art)


Van Huynh :: Festival, Vietnam, 1960′s / source

Van Huynh :: Lifting Nets, Vietnam, 1960′s / source

Josef Sudek :: Charles Bridge and Rudolfinum, Panorama, Prague, 1959 / src: vintageworks