Obrero en huelga, asesinado
Artist
Manuel Alvarez Bravo
(Mexican, 1902 - 2002)
Date1934 (printed later)
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. (18.7 x 24.4 cm)
Support: 7 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. (18.7 x 24.4 cm)
Support (Secondary): 14 11/16 × 19 11/16 in. (37.3 × 50 cm)
Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Support: 7 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. (18.7 x 24.4 cm)
Support (Secondary): 14 11/16 × 19 11/16 in. (37.3 × 50 cm)
Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of anonymous donor, 2013
Object number2013.40.2
DescriptionHorizontal composition with man lying on his back on the ground, left arm extended toward viewer, with blood streaming from his face and head. He is wearing a shirt with sleeves rolled up to elbow and pants with a belteMuseum Notes
The youth and beauty of this man is interrupted by the dramatic river of blood coursing from his face and head. The artist was nearby and with only two exposures left, captured this unexpected scene. The slain man, a participant in a labor strike, almost looks as though he were laid out for a funeral. Rather than offering a political message, the artist seems to emphasize death as an ordinary part of life.
On View
Not on viewTerms
- men
- workers
- protesting
- deaths
- violence
- blood (animal material)
