1. Gabby Karington Manuel Alvarez Bravo February 4, 1902-October 19, 2002

2. Early Years Born February 4, 1902 1908-1914: He studied elementary school at the Patricio Saénz boarding school in Tlalpan. 1915: Left elementary school to help support his family after his father’s death.

3. Optical Parable 1931

4. Early Career 1928: His work was selected to be exhibited in the First Mexican Hall of Photography. 1929: Took over Tina Modotti’s position at the magazine Mexican Folkways 1932: First individual exhibition, Galería Posada, Mexico City.

5. Striking Worker, Assassinated 1934

6. Accomplishments 1938-1939: He taught photography at the Escuela Central de Artes Plásticas (Central School for Plastic Arts). 1959: Together with Leopoldo Méndez, Gabriel Figueroa, Carlos Pellicer and Rafael Carrillo, he founded the Fondo Editorial de la Plástica Mexicana (Editorial Fund for the Mexican Plastics).

7. Good Reputation Sleeping 1938

8. 1993: Named Creador Emérito by the Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (National Council for Culture and the Arts). 1996: The Centro Fotográfico Manuel Álvarez Bravo was opened in Oaxaca. 2002: He died in October at the age of one hundred. Later Years

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