Title: Mexico, from empire to revolution : part one, October 21, 2000-January 21, 2001 : part two, February 24, 2001-May 20, 2001.
Authors: Merewether, Charles; J. Paul Getty Trust.; Getty Research Institute; J. Paul Getty Museum.
Publisher: The J. Paul Getty Trust : The Getty Research Institute,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Photography Mexico Exhibitions.; Mexico History Exhibitions.; Mexico Civilization Exhibitions.
Abstract: Part one focuses on the rise and fall of Maximilian's short-lived empire and the concurrent documentation of the ruins of ancient pre-Hispanic empires by foreign photographers. Part two traces the emergence of Mexico as a modern, industrialized nation over the next fifty years, through long presidency of Porfirio Díaz. It ends with the extraordinary, decade-long upheaval caused by the revolution that began in 1910 in the wake of centennial celebrations of Mexico's struggle for independence.