July 2000 - October 2000

The Wittliff Gallery of Southwestern & Mexican Photography
exhibits the works of Lázaro Blanco, prominent Mexican photographer, revisits old favorites, and presents new discoveries

LÁZARO BLANCO....Y NEGRO
The Photographs of Lázaro Blanco
&
OLD FAVORITES / NEW FINDS

7 July - 16 October 2000
Opening reception / 7 July 2000 / 7 -9 PM
Wittliff Gallery / Alkek Library / TxState campus / San Marcos

This exhibit is a summer double feature of fine photography for San Marcos and Central Texas. It highlights the works of Lázaro Blanco, the distinguished Mexican photographer, AND presents a selection of classic favorite images from the Wittliff Gallery inaugural show as well as a number of exciting newly-acquired photographs from the Southwest and Mexico.
Lázaro Blanco describes his works as “...not only tangible fragments of [people’s] own existence, but also of their illusions and dreams of events which may never come to pass....” An innovator who builds on the traditions established by the great school of Mexican photography, Blanco has developed his own innovative style--a metamorphosis of straight documentary photographic presentation into highly personal poetic narration through imagery.
Among the old favorites in this summer’s show are works by Cartier-Bresson, Laura Gilpin, Edward Curtis, Lola Bravo, Russell Lee, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Ansel Adams, Erwin E. Smith, and Marco Antonio Cruz. New finds include Richard Misrach, Hector García, Bob Wade, Jessie Herrera, Michael O’Brien, and Antonio Turok.
For directions and further information, please call 512/245.2313 or visit our website www.library.txstate.edu/swwc.

Exhibit Curated by Connie Todd.