The peons will deliver the bull to the matador, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)

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Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Pho…
The peons will deliver the bull to the matador, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Photo by John Bentham.
Artist/Maker (Swiss, 1927 – 2007)
Date1962
MediumFerrotyped gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 5/8 × 11 9/16 in. (19.4 × 29.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2020.9.86
Not on view

Additional Details

Provenance 2020: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling.
Markings Yellow sticker: "volume: / page: photo: / format:" on verso at center.
Inscribed "YD-F-084" on verso at bottom left corner in pencil.
"FCC F 1710" on verso at top center in pencil.
"1230/95" upside down on verso at center in pencil.
Inscribed on stamp in black pen: "CORRIDA/ 62/63 / 98 (circled) / 5,5 x 3,6" on verso at center.
Pencil squiggles and straight lines on the edges of the photo paper.
The peons will deliver the bull to the matador…(matador leaning face into wood fence), Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
The peons will deliver the bull to the matador…(matador leaning face into wood fence), Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
Yvan Dalain
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2020.9.87
The peons work. The three matadors gauge the bull, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
The peons work. The three matadors gauge the bull, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
Yvan Dalain
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2020.9.88
There will be no end to commenting on the bullfight. In Cilleros, the matador was Francisco Garrido. His salary was 120 NF. He is twenty-four years of age, and hopes to tore one day in the arenas of Madrid (crowd carrying chairs), Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
There will be no end to commenting on the bullfight. In Cilleros, the matador was Francisco Garrido. His salary was 120 NF. He is twenty-four years of age, and hopes to tore one day in the arenas of Madrid (crowd carrying chairs), Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
Yvan Dalain
Date: 1962
Medium: Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2021.12.83
The matador savors his triumph, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
The matador savors his triumph, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
Yvan Dalain
Date: 1962
Medium: Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2020.9.85
The matador arrives at the arena. Here is Gregorio Sanchez. He inevitably stops in front of the photographers, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
The matador arrives at the arena. Here is Gregorio Sanchez. He inevitably stops in front of the photographers, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
Yvan Dalain
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2020.9.84
The aficionados come to judge and weigh-by-sight the sixty-six bulls kept at the Venta del Batan before the opening of San Isidro, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
The aficionados come to judge and weigh-by-sight the sixty-six bulls kept at the Venta del Batan before the opening of San Isidro, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
Yvan Dalain
Date: 1962
Medium: Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2021.12.82
Provoke the bull and wait for the shock, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
Provoke the bull and wait for the shock, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
Yvan Dalain
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2020.9.83
Herrera is injured but he resumes the fight and will kill his bull, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
Herrera is injured but he resumes the fight and will kill his bull, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
Yvan Dalain
Date: 1962
Medium: Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2020.9.81
Ordóñez enters the arena (stabbed bull), Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
Ordóñez enters the arena (stabbed bull), Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
Yvan Dalain
Date: 1962
Medium: Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2020.9.82
Espontaneo (spontaneous), "capitalist": this is the name given to the madmen who during the bullfight jump in the arena armed with a red flag, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
Espontaneo (spontaneous), "capitalist": this is the name given to the madmen who during the bullfight jump in the arena armed with a red flag, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
Yvan Dalain
Date: 1962
Medium: Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2020.9.80
A bullfighter holding up one more ear to add to his honor roll, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
A bullfighter holding up one more ear to add to his honor roll, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
Yvan Dalain
Date: 1962
Medium: Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2020.9.77
During the faena, beauty must never cease to be effective, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
During the faena, beauty must never cease to be effective, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
Yvan Dalain
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2020.9.79