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158

(FOTOESCULTURA)

Mexican folk portrait of a well-dressed,

mustachioed man. Delicately hand-colored

silver print affixed to a hand-carved wooden

armature that coherently incorporates the

mounted photograph with a dimensional

polychromed bust of a smart looking black suit

jacket, collared shirt, black tie, and white pocket

square, measuring approximately 9x5

1

/

2

inches

(22.9x14 cm.). The piece includes an elegant

carved circular wooden display frame,

approximately 14x8 inches (35.6x20.3 cm.); also

includes the original sheet of protective beveled

glass. Circa 1940s

[1,000/1,500]

This fotoescultura was exhibited at the Izu Museum

in Japan in 2010

.

159

(FOTOESCULTURA)

A Mexican folk photo-sculpture of a curly

coiffed woman garbed in a brilliant green top

with rouge sash. A gracefully hand-colored

silver print carefully mounted to a hand-carved

wooden armature that seamlessly incorporates

the mounted photograph with a dimensional

polychromed bust of a verdant blouse with

decorative ridges and a carved pink kerchief,

approximately 7

1

/

2

x6 inches (19.1x15.2 cm.).

The piece includes an elaborate wooden

armature approximately 9x12 inches (22.9x30.5

cm.); also includes the original sheet of beveled

glass. 1940s

[900/1,200]

157

(SNAPSHOTS)

Group of 4 photographs of a guy in white shorts

posing and flexing for the camera. Silver prints,

each 4

5

/

8

x3

3

/

4

inches (11.7x9.5 cm.). 1950s

[400/600]

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