Graciela Iturbide Mexican, b. 1942
Cristina tomando una foto, White Fence, East Los Ángeles, 1986
Silver Gelatin Print
16 x 20 in
40.6 x 50.8 cm
40.6 x 50.8 cm
Further images
Alfonso Morales, in 'White Fence Revisited,' describes a dual documentation: 'She portrayed Cristina while she, in turn, used an Instamatic camera on Whittier Boulevard outside an establishment that sold tortillas...
Alfonso Morales, in "White Fence Revisited," describes a dual documentation: "She portrayed Cristina while she, in turn, used an Instamatic camera on Whittier Boulevard outside an establishment that sold tortillas and Mexican food, bearing the name of the last Mexican Emperor, albeit with a spelling error—Cuahutémoc instead of Cuauhtémoc.” This moment captures both the subject (Cristina) and the photographer documenting each other. Though East Los Angeles is rich in Mexican references, the culture for many cholos has evolved north of the Rio Grande; for them, Mexico is often more a nostalgic concept than a present-day reality.
Provenance
Graciela Iturbide's StudioExhibitions
The Photography Show, Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD), Ruiz-Healy Art, New York, NY, 2026Graciela Iturbide: Las Californias, Ruiz Healy Art, New York, NY, 2025 (catalogue)
Graciela Iturbide, Heliotropo 37, Fondation Cartier, Paris, France; curators: Alexis Fabry and Marie Perennès, 2022 (catalogue)
Literature
“Graciela Iturbide: Las Californias.” Meer, November 8, 2025 (illustrated)Morales, Manuel. “La fotógrafa mexicana Graciela Iturbide, distinguida con el Premio Princesa de Asturias de las Artes 2025 por su ‘mundo hipnótico.’” El País, May 23, 2025 (illustrated)
Recinos, Eva. “This Artwork Changed My Life: Graciela Iturbide’s Nuestra Señora de las Iguanas.” Artsy, February 8, 2020 (illustrated)
Publications
Exhibition catalogue, Graciela Iturbide: Las Californias. New York: Ruiz-Healy Art, editor: Patricia Ruiz-Healy, 2025, pp. 5, 9 (illustrated)
Iturbide, Graciela, and Alfonso Morales Carrillo. White Fence. Barcelona | Mexico City: Editorial RM, 2024, p. 68 (illustrated)
Exhibition catalogue, Graciela Iturbide, Heliotropo 37. Paris: Fondation Cartier, p. 271 (illustrated)
