Description
The collection comprises almost 1,000 photographic prints from the oeuvre of the Brazilian
photographer Marc Ferrez, whose work encompassed a photographic vision of imperial and early modern
Brazil, as well as approximately 775 photographic
prints by photographers active in
Brazil from 1860 to 1940. The photographers represented include J. S. Affonso; Carlos Bippus; Fritz Büsch; Companhia
Photographica Brazileira; Guilherme Gaensly; Gaensly & Lindemann; João Goston; Pedros Hees; Alberto Henschel; Revert Henrique
Klumb; George
Leuzinger; Guilhermo Liebenau; Augusto Malta; Augusto Militaõ de Azevedo; Mortimer; Augusto Riedel; and Stahl & Wahnschaffe.
Background
The Brazilian businessman, historian, curator, photographer, and collector, Gilberto Ferrez, was born into a family immersed
in the visual arts. His
great-grandfather and great-uncle, the sculptors Zépherin and Marc Ferrez, arrived in
Brazil with the Mission artistique français (Missão Artística
Francesa) in 1816. Greatly admiring the country, they settled there and Zépherin soon went on to design
Brazil's first commemorative medal, commissioned
for the 1822 coronation of Dom Pedro I.
Extent
44.15 Linear Feet
(35 boxes)
Restrictions
Contact Library Reproductions and
Permissions.
Availability
Open for use by qualified researchers.