Martín Chambi, Peruvian

Medium & Technique Profile

Primary media across the MoMA holdings

Technique range

MoMA’s records for Martín Chambi cover a single medium: Photography.

Collection Distribution: MoMA & The Met

Works held at MoMA

MoMA holds a moderate group of 33 works produced between 1923 and 1945 attributed to Martín Chambi, representing verified accession records curated by the museum’s Department of Painting and Sculpture and sister departments.

Production timeline

Dated works in these two collections span 22 years, from 1923 to 1945.

Cultural Context & Contemporaries

National context

Martín Chambi is catalogued under Peruvian nationality, part of the broader South America artistic tradition. See the full Peruvian artists hub.

Contemporaries among Peruvian artists

1. 23
   Frederick Cooper Llosa
   works at MoMA
2. 18
   Tarrah Krajnak
   works at MoMA
3. 9
   Fernando Szyszlo
   works at MoMA
4. 7
   Gilda Mantilla
   works at MoMA
5. 5
   Miguel Rodrigo Mazuré
   works at MoMA

Lifespan & active period

Lifespan: 1891–1973 (82 years). Artistic production is attributed within this window.

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