The de Ezequiel Arce family with their potato harvestMartín Chambi · 1934

Documentary Photography
1934
20.0 x 25.0 cm
Mudec - Museum of Cultures

Portrait of a family and alleged workers with their potato crop, filmed outdoors in their field near Cusco. In the centre, presumably, Ezequiel Arce and his wife. Note a person of Afrodescent origin in the upper left of the image. The various family members and relatives are wearing work clothes and common clothes, mostly of Spanish origin: skirt or trousers with shirt, scarf, jacket, wide-brimmed hat and, in the case of the last man on the left, beret. By contrast, the sandals of the man in the middle in the second row and his poncho, as well as the pin-striped cape of the woman in front of him, are of pre-Hispanic origin and still survive in the clothing of the rural community. It must be noted that the two men in the front row wear leather/leather leggings, and are overall more elegantly dressed.

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About this artwork

Title: The de Ezequiel Arce family with their potato harvest
Artist: Martín Chambi
Year: 1934
Original dimensions: 20.0 x 25.0 cm
Format: Landscape
Copyright status: Under copyright
Where to see it: Mudec - Museum of Cultures
Movement: Documentary Photography
Creative period: Mature Period
Keywords: south american art, andean landscape, wet plate collodion

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In "The de Ezequiel Arce family with their potato harvest" by Martín Chambi, the Documentary Photography movement meets the Modern era.

When was "The de Ezequiel Arce family with their potato harvest" made?

"The de Ezequiel Arce family with their potato harvest" by Martín Chambi was created in 1934.

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Within Martín Chambi's output, "The de Ezequiel Arce family with their potato harvest" sits in the Documentary Photography style, alongside the themes of indigenous andean life, documentary realism style, chamba's ethnographic focus", peruvian social portraiture, pre-columbian heritage, land and labor themes, early 20th century peru, key work in chambi's oeuvre.

What was Martín Chambi's age when "The de Ezequiel Arce family with their potato harvest" was created?

Martín Chambi made "The de Ezequiel Arce family with their potato harvest" at the age of 43. The artist was born in 1891 and the work is dated 1934.

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The artist behind "The de Ezequiel Arce family with their potato harvest" is Martín Chambi. The work is catalogued under Martín Chambi's name.

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