PHOTOGRAPHER

Manuel Álvarez Bravo

1902 - 2002

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Manuel Álvarez Bravo [ˈman.wel ˈal.βa.ɾeθ ˈbɾa.vo] (February 4, 1902 – October 19, 2002) was a Mexican artistic photographer and one of the most important figures in 20th century Latin American photography. He was born and raised in Mexico City. While he took art classes at the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes, his photography is self-taught. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Manuel Álvarez Bravo has received more than 148,073 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Manuel Álvarez Bravo is the 74th most popular photographer (down from 61st in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from Mexico (down from 142nd in 2019) and the most popular Mexican Photographer.

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  • 150k

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  • 51.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Manuel Álvarez Bravo ranks 74 out of 148. Before him are David Bailey, Karimeh Abbud, Berry Berenson, Gertrude Käsebier, Cornell Capa, and Gisèle Freund. After him are Guy Bourdin, Karl Blossfeldt, Paolo Monti, Werner Bischof, Weegee, and René Burri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Manuel Álvarez Bravo ranks 189. Before him are Margaret Hamilton, Sylvain Arend, Henri Saint Cyr, Moderato Wisintainer, Miriam Hopkins, and Flora Robson. After him are Georgette Heyer, Lon L. Fuller, Eva May, Ida Siekmann, David Arellano, and Juan José Tramutola. Among people deceased in 2002, Manuel Álvarez Bravo ranks 162. Before him are Raymond Firth, Robert Urich, John Thaw, Xavier Montsalvatge, Vlado Perlemuter, and Heinz von Foerster. After him are Martti Miettunen, André Clot, Sune Andersson, Arne Selmosson, Norihito, Prince Takamado, and George Sidney.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Manuel Álvarez Bravo ranks 172 out of 729. Before him are Silvestre Revueltas (1899), Pascual Orozco (1882), Gael García Bernal (1978), Juventino Rosas (1868), Ana Martín (1945), and Nigel Bruce (1895). After him are Maite Perroni (1983), Luis Donaldo Colosio (1950), Juan N. Méndez (1820), José Emilio Pacheco (1939), Tomás Balcázar (1931), and Mariano Paredes (1797).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In Mexico

Among photographers born in Mexico, Manuel Álvarez Bravo ranks 1. After him are Graciela Iturbide (1942), and Lola Álvarez Bravo (1903).

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