PHOTOGRAPHER

Lola Álvarez Bravo

1903 - 1993

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Lola Álvarez Bravo (3 April 1903 – 31 July 1993) was the first Mexican female photographer and a key figure in the post-revolution Mexican renaissance. Known for her high level of skill in composition, her works were seen by her peers as fine art. She was recognized in 1964 with the Premio José Clemente Orozco (José Clemente Orozco Prize), by the State of Jalisco, for her contributions to photography and her efforts to preserve the culture of Mexico. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lola Álvarez Bravo has received more than 70,934 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Lola Álvarez Bravo is the 125th most popular photographer (down from 99th in 2019), the 300th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 253rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Mexican Photographer.

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Lola Álvarez Bravo ranks 125 out of 148. Before her are Francesca Woodman, David LaChapelle, Ellen von Unwerth, Malick Sidibé, Graciela Iturbide, and Thomas Struth. After her are Sean Flynn, Ilse Bing, Milton H. Greene, Sanja Iveković, Frank Hurley, and Allan Warren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Lola Álvarez Bravo ranks 280. Before her are Juan Jover, Hans Christian Branner, Vernon Duke, Bernard Leene, Afanasy Beloborodov, and George Koltanowski. After her are Alan Napier, Armand Blanchonnet, Diógenes Lara, Lajos Maszlay, Hermann Volk, and Andrei Fayt. Among people deceased in 1993, Lola Álvarez Bravo ranks 224. Before her are Margarita Nikolaeva, Lien Gisolf, Francisco Zuluaga, Lisa De Leeuw, Claude Renoir, and Michael Klein. After her are Marjorie Clark, Vladimir Makogonov, Danny Blanchflower, Jean Tamini, Alexis Smith, and Masaru Furukawa.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Lola Álvarez Bravo ranks 300 out of 729. Before her are Jaime Torres Bodet (1902), Graciela Iturbide (1942), Giovani dos Santos (1989), Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada (1919), Francisco Javier Echeverría (1797), and Patricia Reyes Spíndola (1953). After her are Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez (1942), Andrés Guardado (1986), Juan Bautista Ceballos (1811), Salvador Sánchez (1959), Yola Ramírez (1935), and Francisco Garza Gutiérrez (1904).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In Mexico

Among photographers born in Mexico, Lola Álvarez Bravo ranks 3. Before her are Manuel Álvarez Bravo (1902), and Graciela Iturbide (1942).

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