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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

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

Date1940
Maker Emilio Amero Born Ixtlahuaca, Mexico, 1901; died Norman, Oklahoma, 1976
Object number96.44.8
ProvenanceProbably acquired directly from the artist, by gift or purchase, by Richard Fuller, soon after the portfolio's publication in 1940.
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
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (26.67 x 34.29 cm)
MediumGelatin silver print on Defender paper
Going to town, from Amero Picture Book
Emilio Amero
1940
Object number: 96.44.27