Lot 288
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288 •(WOMAN BULLFIGHTER)
A series of 6 photographs depicting noted "torera" Bertha Trujillo of Colombia.
With shots of Trujillo tempting a bull with her cape, using her sword in a battle against the beast, and exiting the ring bloodied and exhausted, but victorious; accompanied by three pages of related information about Trujillo's career. Ferrotyped silver prints, the images measuring approximately 9½x7½ inches (24.1x19.1 cm.), and one reverse, the sheets slightly larger, each with a Hamilton Wright press agency hand stamp on verso. 1955-56
[1,000/1,500]
From the Jay Culver Family Collection.
These photographs were printed in the April 16, 1956 issue of LIFE Magazine.