DetailsPaul Strand in Mexico is a lush and exquisitely printed volume documenting the complete photographic works made by Strand during his 1932–34 trip to Mexico as well as a second journey in 1966—a total of 234 photographs, 123 of which have never before been published. The first publication to chronicle this pivotal time in Strand's career, Paul Strand in Mexico demonstrates how, through his photographic studies and work in film, Strand sought to create a visual record of the place, chronicling what he thought of as the country's essential characteristics. Paul Strand in Mexico will be published to coincide with the celebrations commemorating the bicentennial of Mexico's Independence (1810) and the centennial of its Revolution (1910). A companion exhibition will open at Aperture Gallery on September 16, 2010, and accompanying events and public programs are planned. Paul Strand (born in 1890, New York; died in 1976, Orgeval, France) was one of the great photographers of the twentieth century. As a youth, he studied under Lewis Hine at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, going on to draw acclaim from such illustrious sources as Alfred Stieglitz and David Alfaro Siqueiros. After World War II, Strand traveled around the world to photograph, and in the process created a dynamic and significant body of work. James Krippner (editor and author) is an associate professor of history at Haverford College. He is a scholar of Hispanic studies, specializing in visual culture, and is the author of Rereading the Conquest: Power, Politics, and the History of Early Colonial Michoacán, Mexico, 1521–1565 (2001). Alfonso Morales (essay) is a historian and editor of the Centro de la Imagen's leading photography publication, Luna C—rnea. Paul Strand in Mexico is co-produced by Aperture Foundation and Fundación Televisa  Paul Strand in Mexico has been made possible by the National Council for Culture and the Arts (CONACULTA), Mexico; the National Endowment for the Arts as part of American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius; the Tinker Foundation; and the Mexican Cultural Institute of New York. Additional support is provided by Geoffrey Gund through the Aperture Fund for Classics, and Paul Pincus and Roddy Gonsalves. 
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