Call Number:

PH-02627

Collection Name:

Anita Brenner Photography Collection

Creator:

No. of Items:

441 photographs

Span Dates:

1920s

Description:

The collection consists of photographs and an album belonging to journalist, art critic, and author Anita Brenner (American, born in Mexico, 1905-1974). There are 198 loose prints (2014:0025:0001-0198), many of which are by and/or attributed to Tina Modotti (Italian and American, 1896-1942) and/or Edward Weston (American, 1886-1958). Other photographers' work is represented in the collection and includes three photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1902-2002) and two by Hugo Brehme (German, 1882-1954, active in Mexico). Most works date to the 1920s and are of various Mexican works of art and decorative arts. The album (2014:0026:0001-0243) contains mounted and tipped in photographs as well as 18 laid in photographs of life and people in Mexico.

Access Restrictions:

Advance notice and curatorial approval are required to request this collection. To make an appointment, please contact the Curator of Photography.

Accession No(s):

Lot of 119 miscellaneous photographs from Anita Brenner's collection. Photographers include Edward Weston, Tina Modotti, Amnuel Alvarez Bravo, Otto Donne, Muriel Reger, Augustin Mayo, Guillermo Zamora, etc.; Lot of 77 photographs and one personal album from Anita Brenner's collection. Photographers include Edward Weston, Tina Modotti, and others

Location(s):

Curatorial permission required (2 boxes, 1 album)
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See Also:

The Wind that Swept Mexico Photography Collection

Anita Brenner Papers