Images of the Revolution: photographs by Augustín Victor Casasola Soldier saying good-bye to his family. Augustín Victor Casasola, Mexico. Sepia-toned print: 14" x 11". Museum Purchase. |
CLOSE-UP: AGUSTIN V. CASASOLA gustín Victor Casasola was a newspaper reporter for El Imparcial, the semi-official organ of the Porfirio Díaz government. He became a photographer in 1900 in order to accompany his stories with pictures. He documented the early unrest of the pre-revolutionary years and the major events and personalities throughout three decades of war. The revolution was directed against the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz, the landed aristocracy and foreign investors. |
3 of 3 Mexican Mural Movement Alternate Currents Representation of “The Indian” Documentary Photography Universal Constructivism |
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