PDF Louis Carlos Bernal: Monografía

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Louis
Carlos
Bernal
Monografía
Description
A landmark survey of one of the most significant
American photographers of the twentieth century
Best known for his intimate portrayals of barrio
communities of the Southwest United States, Louis
Carlos Bernal made photographs in the late 1970s
and 1980s that draw upon the resonance of
Catholicism, Indigenous beliefs, and popular
practices tied to the land. For Bernal,
photography was a potent tool in affirming the
value of individuals and communities who lacked
visibility and agency. Working in both black and
white and in color, he photographed the interiors
of homes and their inhabitants, often presenting
his subjects surrounded by the objects they lived
with8212frmed portraits of family members,
religious
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pictures and statuaries, small shrines festooned
with flowers, and elements of contemporary
popular culture. Bernal viewed these spaces as
rich with personal, cultural, and spiritual
meaning, and his unforgettable photographs
express a vision of la vida cotidiana8212evryday
life8212asa state of grace. The first major
scholarly account of Bernal8217slife and work
by the esteemed historian Elizabeth Ferrer, Louis
Carlos Bernal Monograf237ais the definitive
book about an essential photographic artist.
Copublished by Aperture and the Center for
Creative Photography, Tucson