February 1 – March 3, 1991

The works of 76 nominated artists from 14 countries in Mexico, Central, and South America were juried for the 1991 Leopold Godowsky, Jr. Color Photography Awards. The jurors were Merry Foresta, then Curator of Photography at the National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC) and now Senior Curator of Photography at the Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC); Charles Biasiny-Rivera, then and now Director of En Foco (New York, NY); and Susana Leval, then Chief Curator, and now Director Emeritus at El Museo del Barrio (New York, NY). In addition to the winners, the jurors also selected three honorable mentions: Santiago Harker (Colombia), Arnaldo Pappalardo (Brazil), and Michael Jones (Chile).

The 1991 Award winners were:

Luiz Braga (Brazil)
Braga presents a personal interpretation of his native region, the Amazon. Self-taught in photography, Braga has a varied background in film, music, and architecture, which contributes to his rich, evocative images.

Héctor Méndez Caratini (Puerto Rico)
In his series “Xibalba,” Mendez Caratini employs a variety of imaging techniques—transferring black-and-white images of pre-Columbian petroglyphs to video and then adding color—to create a contemporary visual interpretation of the Popol Vuh, the sacred Mayan book about the dawn of life.

Salvador Lutteroth (Mexico)
Originally known for his black and white work, Lutteroth’s new color photographs incorporate his own sculptural and still-life arrangements of Mexican folklore symbols and objects.

RELATED LINKS

1991 Jurors
Merry Foresta
Interview:
http://www.journalofantiques.com/June04/featurejune04.htm

Museum:
http://americanart.si.edu/Helios/

Charles Biasiny-Rivera
Affiliated Institution:
http://www.enfoco.org/photographers/biasinyr/biasin01.htm

Susana Torruella Leval
El Museo del Barrio:
http://www.elmuseo.org/

1991 Award Winners
Luiz Braga
Artist Website:
http://www.luizbraga.fot.br/

Héctor Méndez Caratini
Artist Website:
http://www.hectormendezcaratini.com/Main-Page.html
http://www.enfoco.org/photographers/mendezc/mendezc01.htm

Project site:
http://www.zonezero.com/exposiciones/fotografos/vieques/index.html#