Artist
Waldemar Cordeiro(Brazilian, born Italy, 1925–1973)Brazilian, born Italy, 1925–1973
Artist
Luís Sacilotto(Brazilian, 1924–2003)Brazilian, 1924–2003
CultureBrazilian
Titles
- Cartaz e convite para Primeira Exposição Nacional de Arte Concreta
- Poster and invitation for the First National Exhibition of Concrete Art
Date1956
PlaceBrazil, South America
MediumLetterpress and typewriter ink and postage stamps on wove paper
DimensionsSheet (.A poster): 18 5/8 × 12 11/16 in. (47.3 × 32.2 cm)
Sheet (.B invitation): 8 7/8 × 8 1/8 in. (22.5 × 20.6 cm)
Sheet (.B invitation): 8 7/8 × 8 1/8 in. (22.5 × 20.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2007.17.A,.B
Non exposé
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Department
Latin American ArtSpecial Collections
Object Type
The Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art
Related ICAA documents:
Lothar Charoux et al., “Ruptura,” 1952 (record ID 771349)
Lothar Charoux, "Ruptura," 1952 (record ID 1232213)
Waldemar Cordeiro, "Ruptura," 1953 (record ID 1085337)
Lourival Gomes Machado, "Ainda não é amanhã," (record ID 1110722)
ProvenanceThe artist; [...]; Adolpho Leirner, São Paulo; sold to MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History"Exposição Nacional de Arte Concreta," Museu de Arte Moderna, São Paulo, December 4–18, 1956.
"Inverted Utopias: The Avant-Garde in Latin America, 1920–1970," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 20–September 12, 2004.
"Dimensions of Constructive Art in Brazil: The Adolpho Leirner Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 20–September 23, 2007.
"Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art," Haus Konstruktiv, Zürich, November 12, 2009–February 21, 2010.
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