Francisco Augusto de Alkmim (March 28, 1886 in Bocaiúva – August 22, 1978 in Diamantina), popularly known as Chichico Alkmim, was a Brazilian photographer active in the city of Diamantina, Minas Gerais from 1907 to 1955.[1][2]
Biography edit
Francisco Augusto de Alkmim was born in Bocaiúva to Herculano Augusto d'Alkmim and Luiza Gomes d'Alkmim on March 28, 1886. In 1913, he married Maria Josephina Neta Alkimim, with whom he had 6 children.[1]
He learned photography at the beginning of the 1900s with Father Manuel Gonzales the brothers Passig. In 1910, he moved to Diamantina and set up his first rudimentary studio. In 1920, he built his first professional studio, at his home. The studio was divided into 2 sections: a portrait studio and a photo lab. He primarily used glass negatives emulsified with silver nitrate. His images catalog portray the people of Diamantina and catalog the transformations of the city they inhabited. He retired in 1955, at the age of 69.[1][3]
Works edit
His works were exhibited at the Palácio das Artes in Belo Horizonte from November 9, 2019, to February 27, 2020.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c Santos, Dayse Lucide Silva (2015). Cidades de vidro: a fotografia de Chichico Alkmim e o registro da tradição e da mudança em Diamantina. 1900 a 1940 (Doctoral thesis) (in Portuguese). Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. hdl:1843/BUBD-A9FQDH.
- ^ Ferraz, Eucanaã (2017). Chichico Alkmim: fotógrafo. Instituto Moreira Salles. ISBN 978-85-8346-040-4. OCLC 1002266994.
- ^ "Cultura fotográfica e itinerância em Minas Gerais no Século XIX" (PDF). VII Simpósio Nacional de História Cultural. 2014.
- ^ "Exposição Chichico Alkmim". fcs.mg.gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). November 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
External links edit
- The Visual Chronicler of Diamantina in the Brasiliana Fotográfica portal
- Chichico Alkmim in the archives of Moreira Salles Institution
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