Mexico, from empire to revolution
Subtitle: part one, October 21, 2000-January 21, 2001 : part two, February 24, 2001-May 20, 2001
Contributors: J. Paul Getty Trust; Getty Research Institute; J. Paul Getty Museum
Publisher: The J. Paul Getty Trust; The Getty Research Institute
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Los Angeles, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 28
Copyright date: 2000
Subjects: History; Exhibitions; Civilization; Photography
Description: 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.
Notes: Cover title.

Curator: Charles Merewether.

Brochure to accompany an exhibition in two consecutive parts held Oct. 21, 2000-Jan. 21, 2001 and Feb. 24, 2001-May 20, 2001 at the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA.  The exhibition explores Mexican history and culture through photographs taken between 1857 and 1914 from the collections of the Getty Research Institute with an additional loan from the J. Paul Getty Museum.