Mercado de Sonora, Ciudad de México, México (Sonoran Market, Mexico City, Mexico)

1978, printed 2012

Graciela Iturbide

Associated Names
Graciela Iturbide

Artist, Mexican, born 1942

The image shows a person holding a newspaper with chickens lying on the ground. The scene appears to be outside a shop or market, with chickens arranged on the floor. In the foreground, a figure in a suit and cowboy hat is reading a newspaper. The headlines are in Spanish. In the background, there are stacks of crates, possibly holding more poultry. The photograph is in black and white, capturing a moment in daily life.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser

  • Dimensions

    image: 41.12 × 32.39 cm (16 3/16 × 12 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 50.8 × 40.64 cm (20 × 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.104.105.45

  • Portfolio Title

    Fifty Photographs

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Collection of the Artist; (RoseGallery, Santa Monica, CA); Susan Steinhauser, Los Angeles, CA, March 2013; gift to NGA, 2024.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: Graciela Iturbide / Mercado de Sonora. Ciudad de Mexico 1978-2012 / 6/10

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