"Graciela Iturbide is Mexico's greatest living photographer-though outside of her homeland, some are just learning her name. For over 50 years, Iturbide's black-and-white photographs have defined a lyrical, visceral, and mythic vision of her homeland. "I take pictures of what surprises me," said Iturbide during a recent conversation at Throckmorton Fine Art. The gallery, in midtown Manhattan, is currently presenting " Graciela Iturbide: Vintage," a best-in-class exhibition of her most celebrated photographs in rare vintage prints."
"Even those unfamiliar with her work may recognize La Señora de las Iguanas (1979), her unforgettable portrait of a Zapotec woman with iguanas perched on her head like a crown. Snapped at market in Juchitán, Oaxaca, the image is surreal, dignified, and gritty all at once, blending Catholic Madonna imagery with indigenous culture. Over the decades, the photograph has become an icon all its own. Today, murals of La Señora de Iguanas can be found in Los Angeles and San Francisco."
Graciela Iturbide has created black-and-white photographs for over fifty years that present a lyrical, visceral, and mythic vision of Mexico. She identifies as a street photographer who takes pictures of what surprises her. Throckmorton Fine Art in midtown Manhattan presented a Vintage exhibition of rare prints from her celebrated body of work. La Señora de las Iguanas (1979) remains an enduring image that blends Catholic Madonna motifs with indigenous identity and appears as murals and a bronze meeting point in public spaces. Recent recognition includes the 2025 Princess of Asturias Prize and major institutional retrospectives.
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