Upcoming Exhibit: Mexico at the Hour of Combat

Exhibit: Mexico at the Hour of Combat at the California Museum of Photography

Date: November 3, 2012 - January 5, 2013

Location: California Museum of Photography

Address: 3824 Main St. Riverside, CA 92501

About the Book 

The Mexican Revolution, the first major revolution of the twentieth century, intertwined with photography attracted worldwide attention. Its visual documentation was made possible by Sabino Osuna who played a crucial role in not only photographing the different phases of the Mexican Revolution, but he also captured portraits of prominent persons involved in it.  The focus of this volume is Osuna’s special collection, 427 images, currently held in Special Collections in the Rivera Library of the University of California, Riverside.

Mexico at the Hour of Combat: Sabino Osuna's Photographs of the Mexican Revolution edited by Ronald H. Chilcote

Mexico at the Hour of Combat: Sabino Osuna's Photographs of the Mexican Revolution

Edited by Ronald H. Chilcote 

Our Price: $40.00

The visual documentation of the Mexican Revolution was possible by Sabino Osuna, a skilled photographer who captured striking images of the first major revolution of the twentieth century. He was able to successfully record the battle and the people involved in it at a close range.  The focus of this volume is Osuna's special collection, 427 images, currently held in Special Collection in the Rivera Library of the University of California, Riverside. 

The book’s publication was facilitated through the collaborative financial and human support of the UC Riverside Library; the University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States; the bimonthly journal Latin American Perspectives; the independent nonprofit Laguna Wilderness Press; the Culver Center for the Arts; and the Sweeney Art Gallery.