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Mr. Raymond W. Merritt

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A dark-skinned girl stands on a dock holding a fish wider than her hips down in front of her with both hands, one ankle crossed over the other in this black and white photograph. Her body faces us, but she looks up and off to our right. A dark cloth covers her hair and shoulders over a knee-length dress. She wears loafer-style shoes. She stands in front of an upturned rowboat with a severed swordfish head laid on the flat stern, to our right. The long sword-like upper lip angles into the lower right corner of the photograph, and the fish’s large eye is a gaping hole. Buildings on a spit of land that comes about halfway up the composition enclose the body of water in the distance. The contrast of the girl’s dark head covering against the white sky creates an optical effect, making the cloth seem to glow.
Manuel Álvarez Bravo, "...Un Pez que Llaman Sierra" ("...A Fish Called Saw"), 1942, printed 1977, gelatin silver print, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Raymond W. Merritt), 2016.22.54

"...Un Pez que Llaman Sierra" ("...A Fish Called Saw")

Manuel Álvarez Bravo · 1942, printed 1977 · gelatin silver print ·  Accession ID  2016.22.54

Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Señor de Papantla (The Man From Papantla), 1934-1935, printed 1977, gelatin silver print, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Raymond W. Merritt), 2016.22.51

Señor de Papantla (The Man From Papantla)

Manuel Álvarez Bravo · 1934-1935, printed 1977 · gelatin silver print ·  Accession ID  2016.22.51

Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Arena y Pinitos (Sand and Small Pines), 1920s, printed 1977, gelatin silver print, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Raymond W. Merritt), 2016.22.44

Arena y Pinitos (Sand and Small Pines)

Manuel Álvarez Bravo · 1920s, printed 1977 · gelatin silver print ·  Accession ID  2016.22.44

Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Caja de Visiones (Box of Visions), 1930s, printed 1977, gelatin silver print, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Raymond W. Merritt), 2016.22.50

Caja de Visiones (Box of Visions)

Manuel Álvarez Bravo · 1930s, printed 1977 · gelatin silver print ·  Accession ID  2016.22.50

Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Umbral (Threshold), 1947, printed 1977, gelatin silver print, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Raymond W. Merritt), 2016.22.57

Umbral (Threshold)

Manuel Álvarez Bravo · 1947, printed 1977 · gelatin silver print ·  Accession ID  2016.22.57

Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Acto Primero (First Act), 1975, printed 1977, gelatin silver print, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Raymond W. Merritt), 2016.22.49

Acto Primero (First Act)

Manuel Álvarez Bravo · 1975, printed 1977 · gelatin silver print ·  Accession ID  2016.22.49

Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Retrato de lo Eterno (Woman Combing Her Hair), 1932-1933, printed 1977, gelatin silver print, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Raymond W. Merritt), 2016.22.58

Retrato de lo Eterno (Woman Combing Her Hair)

Manuel Álvarez Bravo · 1932-1933, printed 1977 · gelatin silver print ·  Accession ID  2016.22.58

Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Dos Mujeres y la Gran Cortina con Sombras (Two Women, a Large Blind, and Shadows), 1977, gelatin silver print, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Raymond W. Merritt), 2016.22.48

Dos Mujeres y la Gran Cortina con Sombras (Two Women, a Large Blind, and Shadows)

Manuel Álvarez Bravo · 1977 · gelatin silver print ·  Accession ID  2016.22.48

Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Paisaje de Siembras (Growing Landscape), 1972-1974, printed 1977, gelatin silver print, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Raymond W. Merritt), 2016.22.45

Paisaje de Siembras (Growing Landscape)

Manuel Álvarez Bravo · 1972-1974, printed 1977 · gelatin silver print ·  Accession ID  2016.22.45

Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Luz Restirada (Lengthened Light), 1944, printed 1977, gelatin silver print, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Raymond W. Merritt), 2016.22.47

Luz Restirada (Lengthened Light)

Manuel Álvarez Bravo · 1944, printed 1977 · gelatin silver print ·  Accession ID  2016.22.47