Orizaba

Edith Bry

This scene is of a Mexican family from the city of Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. Bry frequently revisited the themes of family and of the lives of everyday people, especially before the Second World War. Here, a father and mother watch over their son who samples fruit from their market basket. The boy's cloak, the mother's windswept skirt, and a distant snow-laden peak of the Sierra Madre Oriental suggest a wintery afternoon, but the scene is tender and warm nonetheless. The image was published and printed by AAA (Associated American Artists) in 1944 in an edition of around 250.