European Society for the History of Photography [ESHPh]. Association Européenne pour l’Histoire de la Photographie. Europäische Gesellschaft für die Geschichte der Photographie.
La Azotea, Editorial Fotografica de América Latina
1985
71 p.
pb.
b/w ill.
Buch
9536-00-8-
Text span. - “Martin Chambi (1891-1950) was the first great American photographer of Indian blood. He was born in Peru and his magnificent work centered around the city of Cuzco and its surroundings. He ‘discovered’ photowise the Incan fortress of Machu Picchu (1925) (...) and also left a gallery of types and customs taken both in the open and inn the studio...” (Klappentext).
Text engl. - The original text was published as “Martin Chambi, de Coasa y Cusco”. In: La recuperacion de la memoria, Peru 1842-1942. Museo de Arte y Fundación Telefonica, Lima, accompaning two exhibitions: “El primer siglo de la fotografia, Peru 1842-1942” and “Martin Chambi y sus contempóraneos”, Nov. 9, 2001-Feb, 17, 2002.