Assis Horta

the photographer of a modern Brazil

Abstract

Abstract: The professional photographer, Assis Horta, born in Diamantina, presents a collection of images with a historical-documentary dimension, for not only registering urban and human landscapes, but also contributing to the democratization of the portrait in Brazil, acquired through labor laws. Recognized officially in 1943 by the Consolidation of Labor Laws in the Vargas government - with the acquisition of the labor and Social Security portfolio -, the working class is now photographed 3x4 as proof of identity. With the end of the condition of social invisibility of the class, a new feature is being constructed for the characterization of people and citizenship in the country. As an interpreter of society by the photographic registry, Assis Horta values images of the ordinary man, records scenes of family and contributes to the advancement of marginal studies on people, nation and citizenship.

Keywords: Assis Horta; Diamantina; photography; ordinary man; people; citizenship.