Manuel CarrilloMANUEL CARRILLO

 

 

Niño con polvo / Boy with Dust

 

 

Born in 1906, Manuel Carrillo attended the Military Academy of Mexico before moving to the United States at the age of 16. He returned to Mexico when he was 24 to work for the Illinois Central Railroad. At the age of 49, he joined the Photographic Club of Mexico and the Photographic Society of America, thus launching his career in photography. His first international exhibition, titled Mi pueblo (My People), was held in 1960 at the Chicago Public Library and depicted daily life in rural Mexico. Since 1975, Carrillo's work has been seen in 209 individual exhibits and 27 group exhibits in Mexico, the United States, and around the world. His work has been published in a variety of photographic anthologies and journals. Carrillo died in Mexico City in 1989 at the age of 83. The Wittliff Gallery is proud to

own four images so far.

 

SOURCE Manuel Carrillo Collection, UT-El Paso Special Collections

http://libraryweb.utep.edu/speccoll/borderph.html
PHOTO detail of Puerta Vallarta by Manuel Carrillo from http://latino.si.edu/virtualgallery/manuelcarrillo/mccuratornotes.htm