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The market place—Where men are seldom seen. Here, tending bar as well as bargaining is woman’s work, and it is here that everything is bought and sold. Town of Juchitan, from Amero Picture Book

The market place—Where men are seldom seen. Here, tending bar as well as bargaining is woman’s work, and it is here that everything is bought and sold. Town of Juchitan, from Amero Picture Book

1940

Emilio Amero

Born Ixtlahuaca, Mexico, 1901; died Norman, Oklahoma, 1976

Gelatin silver print on Defender paper
10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (26.67 x 34.29 cm)
Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection
96.44.8
Provenance: Probably acquired directly from the artist, by gift or purchase, by Richard Fuller, soon after the portfolio's publication in 1940.
location
Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Arte Grafica, Mexican Prints and Photographs", July 14, 1994 - October 9, 1994

Valencia, Spain, IVAM Centre Julio Gonzalez, "Photography in Mexico: 1923-1940, Instituto de Arte Moderno", January 22, 1998 - May 3, 1998

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