Todd Webb
American, 1905-2000
Six photographs from Patzcuaro, dates vary
Artwork Details
Materials
six gelatin silver prints
Measurements
four (4) photographs (sheet): 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (19.05 x 24.13 cm); two (2) photographs (sheet): 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.32 cm)
Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Credit
Gift of F & M Realty, 1980
Accession ID
P1980:42.2A-F
American Regionalist photographer Todd Webb was interested in documenting everyday life in cities all over the world. In the 1930s, he studied at the Detroit Camera Club under Ansel Adams and eventually traveled all over the United States, photographing the traces of the Gold Rush. Webb captured the images in this photographic portfolio while traveling in Patzcuaro, Mexico.
Label from Overtime: The Art of Work, March 8–May 17, 2015
