El Abandonado (The Abandoned)

1950s

Lola Álvarez Bravo

Associated Names
Lola Álvarez Bravo

Artist, Mexican, 1903 - 1993

This is a photograph of a mannequin placed behind a rusty railing in a window. The background shows an aged building facade with a partially open window. The mannequin is laid horizontally behind the vertical bars of the railing, with its head resting against the window's ledge. The mannequin's smooth surface contrasts with the textured appearance of the building's walls, which show signs of wear. The dark interior beyond the window suggests an abandoned or unused space.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Heather and Jim Johnson Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 22.8 × 15 cm (9 × 5 7/8 in.)
    mount: 40.4 × 35.3 cm (15 7/8 × 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.146.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ramon Osuna, Washington, DC, c. 1983; Spencer Throckmorton, New York, c. 1990; Charles Isaacs, New York; NGA purchase, 2021.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right on mount in graphite: Lola Alvarez Bravo; on verso, by artist, center in graphite: El Abandonado; by unknown hand, top right in graphite: 74333; lower center: 2212 x 1415

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