Alfredo Boulton: His Venezuela

Bringing international attention to the life and career of Venezuelan art critic, photographer, and art historian Alfredo Boulton

Project Details

Black and white view from behind and below of man holding an oar

Puerto Nutrias, 1948, Alfredo Boulton. Gelatin silver print. Alfredo Boulton Papers and Photographs, Getty Research Institute, 2021.M.1 © J. Paul Getty Trust

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Goal

This research provides a multidimensional look at Venezuelan art critic, photographer, and art historian Alfredo Boulton. In addition to highlighting Boulton’s pioneering work on modern photography, this project analyzes his close relationships to artists of the period, contributions to the development of Venezuelan art historiography and criticism, and efforts to bring Venezuelan art to a global audience.

Outcomes

Exhibition highlighting Boulton's versatile career and contributions to Latin American art and illustrated publication with essays by scholars and specialists (fall 2023).