About The Artist:
Leo Matiz
Leo Matiz, a legend in 20th century photography. was born in 1918 in Aracataca, Colombia, the hot and marginalized mythical territory on the banks of the Magdalena Riverthat is also Gabriel GarcÌa Marquez' birthplace. Matiz was not only a photographer, but a painter, caricaturist and creator of newspapers and art galleries. As a gallery owner, in 1951, he held the first exhibition of the Colombian painter Fernando Botero in Bogota. As a...
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About The Medium:
Gelatin Silver Print
The most common photographic printing process, introduced in the 1880s. These prints are made with silver halides suspended in a layer of gelatin on fibre based paper. They are developed using the three-bath chemistry of developer, stop, and fixer, and can be chemically toned to alter the finished look of the print.