Carnival, Brazil
Artist
Valdir Cruz
(Brazilian, born 1954)
Date2002
MediumGelatin silver print, selenium toned
DimensionsImage: 12 3/4 × 12 3/4 in. (32.4 × 32.4 cm)
Support: 15 3/4 × 19 in. (40 × 48.3 cm)
Support: 15 3/4 × 19 in. (40 × 48.3 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Paulette and Kurt Olden in memory of Lily Kay, 2003
Object number2003.36.6
DescriptionCarnival series photographed in 2002 Salvador Bahia, Brazil; Brazil men in the street celebrating, men are wearing a white turban with arms upraised holding bottles building trees in the backgroundeMuseum Notes
Carnival is a festive celebration that has long preceded the Christian observance of Lent, a muted time of self-reflection and fasting. In the port city of Salvador in Bahia, Brazil, it has famously become a mobile street festival with exuberant drumming and elaborate costumes. Formerly a hub for the trading of human slaves, Salvador is now home to Brazil’s largest concentration of residents of African descent and is a vibrant center for Black culture, which is particularly evident in the carnival celebration. Valdir Cruz, born in Brazil but based in New York, devoted himself to capturing the energy and pageantry of this elaborate city-wide event for a decade, from 1995-2005.
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