...with the stunning and radical work of Lola Alvarez Bravo. How could I not have known about her all this time? Hell I have so many books I need to read it's ridiculous..
Mexico's first female photographer and close friend of Frida Khalo - who was often the subject of her work - Lola hosted Frida's first solo show. Powerful women in an interesting circle of revolutionary friends...
This picture and its title 'Dream of the poor' really gets to me. This kid is born to a lifetime's work of making shoes.That's all.
Check out her brilliant early photomontages, this one also titled 'Dream of the poor'...
Sueno de los pobres 1935
