Description: Purchased by me in Mexico City in 1999. Fotoescultura portraits of men are the least common and this is the first and only one I have seen of a man wearing glasses. The most common ones you’ll find are of babies and children, women, or families. Fotoescultura is a Mexican folk art form that flourished from the late 1920s through the early 1980s. Often commissioned by traveling salesmen to honor individuals, commemorate important events, or memorialize the dead, fotoesculturas typically consist of a hand-tinted portrait photograph, trimmed and adhered to a carved mount of the same shape and surrounded by an elaborate wooden frame. Sold primarily in Mexico as well as in Mexican-American communities in Houston and Chicago, fotoesculturas were particularly popular during and after World War II, when families were anxious to memorialize absent sons, brothers, and fathers. The vivid presence of this well-preserved portrait of a young man beautifully exemplifies the personal and devotional nature of the form. Size is approx. 14.5” x 8”Gelatin silver print adhered to carved, polychrome wooden mountCondition is good for its age. See photosSold as is.
Price: 275 USD
Location: Somerville, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-11-16T19:15:23.000Z
Shipping Cost: 18.77 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Antique: Yes
Type: Photograph
Year of Production: 1950
Image Orientation: Portrait
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Time Period Manufactured: 1950-1959
Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Men
