Louis Carlos Bernal : monografía / by Elizabeth Ferrer ; essay by Rebecca Senf.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferrer, Elizabeth, author.

Contributor:

Senf, Rebecca A.

Bernal, Louis Carlos, photographer.

University of Arizona. Center for Creative Photography, publisher.

Aperture, publisher.

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Bernal, Louis Carlos.

Mexican American photographers--Biography.

Mexican American photographers.

Mexican Americans--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Mexican Americans.

Mexican Americans--Social conditions--Pictorial works.

Mexican Americans--Ethnic identity--Pictorial works.

Documentary photography--United States.

Documentary photography.

Physical Description:

230 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Aperture ; Tuscon : Center for Creative Photography, 2024.

Language Note:

Essays in English and Spanish.

Summary:

"A landmark survey of one of the most significant American photographers of the twentieth century. Best known for his intimate portrayals of barrio communities of the Southwest United States, Louis Carlos Bernal made photographs in the late 1970s and 1980s that draw upon the resonance of Catholicism, Indigenous beliefs, and popular practices tied to the land. For Bernal, photography was a potent tool in affirming the value of individuals and communities who lacked visibility and agency. Working in both black and white and in color, he photographed the interiors of homes and their inhabitants, often presenting his subjects surrounded by the objects they lived with--framed portraits of family members, religious pictures and statuaries, small shrines festooned with flowers, and elements of contemporary popular culture. Bernal viewed these spaces as rich with personal, cultural, and spiritual meaning, and his unforgettable photographs express a vision of la vida cotidiana--everyday life--as a state of grace. The first major scholarly account of Bernal's life and work by the esteemed historian Elizabeth Ferrer, Louis Carlos Bernal: Monografía is the definitive book about an essential photographic artist."--Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781597115575

1597115576

OCLC:

1439716673