José Ortiz-Echagüe and his 'Lino de Duelo'

A monograph on prominent Spanish photographer José Ortiz-Echagüe
(E, 1886-1980). Biography and bibliographic information is
recorded. The developing photographic infrastructure around
Echagüe is given. The photographers life work consisted on the
encyclopedc task of capturing on film as many as possible of the
threatened traditions, still practiced. The major vehicle for
the photographers images as significant documents was the series
of books published: España: Tipos Y Trajes (1933), España:
Pueblos y Paisajes (1938), España Mistica (1943) and España:
Castillos Y Alcázaras (1956). Special attention is given to the
famous 'Lino de Duelo' (Lino in mourning, c. 1932) and the
printing technique used: the Fresson process. Remarkable is
Echagüe's double life: professionally he was an engineer and
industrialist, and only photographed in his leisure times.
Minneapolis Institute of Art


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