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Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Amero Picture Book
Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Amero Picture Book

Date1940
Maker Emilio Amero Born Ixtlahuaca, Mexico, 1901; died Norman, Oklahoma, 1976
Publisher E. Weyhe, Inc., New York City
Object number96.44
ProvenanceProbably acquired directly from the artist, by gift or purchase, by Richard Fuller, soon after the portfolio's publication in 1940.
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Exhibition HistoryValencia, 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
Dimensions13 3/4 × 10 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (34.9 × 27.3 × 4.4 cm)
MediumHandmade portfolio with original cover print by the artist containing thirty gelatin silver prints
Image Not Available for Artists and Editions
Artists and Editions
Tauba Auerbach
2013
Object number: 2020.18
In a gay, friendly spirit, they offer their wares. Flowers, from Amero Picture Book
In a gay, friendly spirit, they offer their wares. Flowers, from Amero Picture Book
Emilio Amero
1940
Object number: 96.44.10
Image Not Available for Outside the market this time—Tropical fruits and vegetables are for sale, from Amero Picture Book
Outside the market this time—Tropical fruits and vegetables are for sale, from Amero Picture Book
Emilio Amero
1940
Object number: 96.44.11
Inside the market, cocoanuts, oranges and bananas, from Amero Picture Book
Inside the market, cocoanuts, oranges and bananas, from Amero Picture Book
Emilio Amero
1940
Object number: 96.44.12
Straw weavers. A girl weaves a raincoat, from Amero Picture Book
Straw weavers. A girl weaves a raincoat, from Amero Picture Book
Emilio Amero
1940
Object number: 96.44.13
Fish and meat are sold in the market, from Amero Picture Book
Fish and meat are sold in the market, from Amero Picture Book
Emilio Amero
1940
Object number: 96.44.14
And countless herbs and spices, including some tools of witch-craft, from Amero Picture Book
And countless herbs and spices, including some tools of witch-craft, from Amero Picture Book
Emilio Amero
1940
Object number: 96.44.15
Close-up of a girl from Espinal—she carries a water pot on her head, from Amero Picture Book
Close-up of a girl from Espinal—she carries a water pot on her head, from Amero Picture Book
Emilio Amero
1940
Object number: 96.44.16
Second close-up of a girl. Town of Espinal, from Amero Picture Book
Second close-up of a girl. Town of Espinal, from Amero Picture Book
Emilio Amero
1940
Object number: 96.44.17
Third close-up of a girl. Espinal is sometimes called “Espinal of the flowers,” but more often “Espinal of the girls,” from Amero Picture Book
Third close-up of a girl. Espinal is sometimes called “Espinal of the flowers,” but more often “Espinal of the girls,” from Amero Picture Book
Emilio Amero
1940
Object number: 96.44.18
She dresses up for a wedding. Town of Juchitan, from Amero Picture Book
She dresses up for a wedding. Town of Juchitan, from Amero Picture Book
Emilio Amero
1940
Object number: 96.44.19
A bride dances. This dance is called the Zandunga, from Amero Picture Book
A bride dances. This dance is called the Zandunga, from Amero Picture Book
Emilio Amero
1940
Object number: 96.44.20