Lola Álvarez Bravo

Lola Alvarez Bravo
https://culturacolectiva.com/photography/frida-kahlo-lola-alvarez-bravo
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Spencer Jenkins, Business & Enterprise Management, Senior

Alex Stevens, Business & Enterprise Management, Senior

Rich Gerhardt, Finance, Senior

ABSTRACT:

One of the most influential female photographers, Lola Álvarez Bravo overcame tragedy and circumstance to have a dramatic impact on Mexican society and culture in a variety of ways. In our podcast, we dive into the various stages of her life and what makes her so impactful and unique.

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Lola Alvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1907-1993). Frida (seated with dog), ca.1944. Gelatin silver photograph, image/sheet: 10.5 x 14.12 in. (26.7 x 35.9 cm.). Throckmorton Fine Art. © Throckmorton Fine Art

Lola Alvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1907-1993). La Visitación (The Visitation), ca.1934, printed 1971. Gelatin silver photograph, image/sheet: 9 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (23.5 x 17.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Ardian Gill and the Coler Foundation, 1995.125. © artist or artist’s estate

Lola Alvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1907-1993). anarquía arquitectónica de la ciudad de México, ca.1954. Gelatin silver photograph, image/sheet: 8 7/16 x 6 15/16 in. (21.4 x 17.7 cm). Center for Creative Photography. © Center for Creative Photography, The University of Arizona Foundation

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“Álvarez Bravo, Lola: Grove Art.” Álvarez Bravo, Lola | Grove Art, June 9, 2019. https://www.oxfordartonline.com/groveart/view/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.001.0001/oao-9781884446054-e-7002021439.

Ayala, Rodrigo. “The Photographer Who Captured Frida Kahlo’s Most Painful Moments.” Photography – Photography. Cultura Colectiva, March 18, 2019. https://culturacolectiva.com/photography/frida-kahlo-lola-alvarez-bravo.

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