IDURRE ALONSO
Curator of Latin American Collections,
Getty Research Institute

USC-LACMA History of Photography Seminar

Alfredo Boulton was one of the most important intellectuals of the 20th century in Latin America and a seminal photographer of the modern period. Through his photographs and work as a researcher, Boulton generated a new cultural definition of Venezuela. This exhibition explores Boulton’s photographic discourse, his close relationships with modern artists of the period, and his influence on the formalization and development of art history and criticism in his country.

*Limited capacity. RSVP to vsri@usc.edu required.

Image credit: Alfredo Boulton (Venezuelan, 1908-1995), Eladio Montiel
jugando bolas criollas, Los Guayabitos | Eladio Montiel Playing Bolas
Criollas, Los Guayabitos, 1944. Gelatin silver print. Partial donation of
the Alberto Vollmer Foundation. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles,
2021.M.1. Copyright: J. Paul Getty Trust