People at home, MG. Brazil
Documentary Photography
30.0 x 45.0 cm
Instituto Moreira Salles
sheila maureen bisilliat (1931 –)
Explore the evocative photography of Sheila Maureen Bisilliat, capturing Brazilian life & culture since 1966. Discover poignant portraits & scenes from Mus3ums.
Instituto Moreira Salles (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
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Born in Englefield, Surrey, Maureen Bisilliat has constructed a solid photographic investigation of the Brazilian soul since the 1950s, when she moved to the country, using her foreigner’s eye impregnated with a profound respect for her subjects – sertanejos and Indians above all – and a search for conceptual support in anthropology and great works of Brazilian literature. Her complete works have been part of the Instituto Moreira Salles’ collection since December 1983, a total of 16,251 images that includes photographs, black-and-white negatives, and color chromes.
About this artwork
- Title: People at home, MG. Brazil
- Artist: sheila maureen bisilliat
- Original dimensions: 30.0 x 45.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Instituto Moreira Salles
- Creative period: 1950s Documentary
- Corpus context: time's passage, anthropological observation
- Keywords: sheila bisilliat, 1950s photography, documentary photography
- Color intensity: Monochromatic
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