Martín Chambi

Peruvian · 1891–1973 · Photographer

Martín Chambi Jiménez was a Peruvian photographer, originally from Puno, in southern Peru. He was one of the first major Indigenous Latin American photographers. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Martín Chambi, Marriage of Convenience, 1926, Gelatin silver printMarriage of ConvenienceBonhams · $1,088≈ £813≈ €954Sign up to see
  2. Martín Chambi, Panorama of Plaza de Armas, Cuzco, Peru, c. 1930, photographPanorama of Plaza de Armas, Cuzco, PeruBonhams · $960≈ £717≈ €842Sign up to see
  3. Martín Chambi, Two works of art, PeruTwo works of artRago Auctions · $875≈ £671≈ €771Sign up to see

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Martín Chambi Jiménez was a Peruvian photographer, originally from Puno, in southern Peru. He was one of the first major Indigenous Latin American photographers.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1891, Coasa DistrictDied 1973, CuscoOccupation PhotographerWikidata Q288159 ↗ULAN 500037196 ↗

Also known as Martín Chambi Jiménez, Martin Chambri

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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