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Photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo

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Black and white portrait of a barefoot man standing outdoors with arms crossed against a textured wall dappled with tree shadows. He wears light-colored, thin-striped long clothing, holding a wide-brimmed hat under one arm and a woven shoulder bag over the other.

Gourley Works on Paper Gallery

Dedicated to the museum’s extensive collection of works on paper, this gallery features new installations of prints, drawings, and photographs every six months that highlight the breadth and diversity of artistic expression across cultures, regions and time periods—on view as part of Some American Stories.

Installation Views

  • Art gallery wall view featuring a large dark green intro wall panel with bilingual exhibition text titled "Fotografías de Manuel Álvarez Bravo / Photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo." To the left, framed black-and-white photographs are hung in a line across light gray gallery walls above dark hardwood floors.
  • Art gallery installation view featuring small, framed black-and-white photographs hung in a precise horizontal row along light gray walls. A wooden wooden bench sits on the dark hardwood floor in the foreground, facing the far wall under track lighting.
  • Gallery wall view featuring five black-and-white photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, uniformly framed and spaced in a horizontal row across a smooth light gray wall above white baseboards and dark hardwood flooring. Each artwork is accompanied by a white wall label to its right.
  • Framed black-and-white portrait by Manuel Álvarez Bravo hanging on a gray gallery wall next to an informational didactic label. The photograph captures a barefoot man standing with arms crossed against a wall with dappled shadows, wearing light attire and holding a wide-brimmed hat.
  • Symmetrical view of a gallery wall with the title "Gourley Gallery" in subtle lettering near the top. Five small, black-framed photographs are hung evenly in a horizontal line across the light gray wall, each with an accompanying white didactic label. In the foreground, the edge of a wooden bench sits on dark hardwood floors beneath overhead track lighting.

Installation view of Photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo , Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2025. Photo: Abby Lank

Installation view of Photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo , Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2025. Photo: Abby Lank

Installation view of Photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo , Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2025. Photo: Abby Lank

Installation view of Photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo , Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2025. Photo: Abby Lank

Installation view of Photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo , Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2025. Photo: Abby Lank