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Kati Horna Mexican, 1912-2000
Untitled, from the series Una noche en el sanatorio de muñecas (A Night at the Doll Hospital), 1962Vintage gelatin silver print7.5 x 9.75 in
19.1 x 24.8 cmKati Horna’s 'Una noche en el sanatorio de muñecas' series is one of her most intriguing. Horna creates a narrative which is at the same time unsettling, playful, and witty....Kati Horna’s "Una noche en el sanatorio de muñecas" series is one of her most intriguing. Horna creates a narrative which is at the same time unsettling, playful, and witty. Throughout her career, Horna used dolls as stand-ins for people, using them to play out and represent human stories and emotions.Provenance
Ana Maria Norah Horna y Fernandez by descent to Katy and Ivancho Polgovsky HornaExhibitions
Kati Horna: In Motion, Ruiz-Healy Art, New York, 2023Literature
White, Katie. “Mexican Photographer Kati Horna Collaborated With the Biggest Surrealist Stars of Her Day. Why Don’t We Know Her Name?” Artnet News, May 5, 2023 (illustrated)
