Desenhumor
Subtitle: anos 50
By: Fernando Lemos.
Edition: 1a. ed.
Series: Coleção Branco e preto ;; 2o. v.
Publisher: Empório Cultural
Published: 1991
Place of publication: São Paulo, SP, Brasil
Language: por
Subjects: Brazilian wit and humor, Pictorial.
Description: "Lemos (b. 1920), a native of Lisbon, has lived in São Paulo since 1953. A pioneer of surrealism in Portugal, he gradually distanced himself from Breton and surrealism altogether and started producing humorous drawings in tune with new graphic alternatives. He published his b/w drawings in Revista Manchete, Revista da Semana, and Revista Sombra, some illustrating literary texts. The São Paulo Biennial played an important role in his life, and he, in turn, influenced many young Brazilian artists. Short biography included"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Cover title.
Some drawings previously published in the Brazilian magazines Manchete, Revista da Semana, and Sombra in the 50's.