Antonio Berni : Juanito and Ramona

Antonio Berni : Juanito and Ramona /

"Argentinian figurative artist Antonio Berni (1905-1981) is known for his aesthetic originality and for art steeped in social commentary. In the 1950s, he inaugurated a series of works that documented the lives of two fictional characters, Juanito Laguna and Ramona Montiel. Through the stories...

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Contributor: Ramírez, Mari Carmen, 1955- (Author, Editor)
Corporate Authors: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires
Other authors / contributors: Olea, Héctor (Editor), Pacheco, Marcelo Eduardo
Imprint: Houston, Texas : Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2013.
Format: Book
Language:English
Subjects:
Berni, Antonio, > 1905-1981 > Exhibitions.
Berni, Antonio, > 1905-1981 > Criticism and interpretation.
Laguna, Juanito > Exhibitions.
Montiel, Ramona > Exhibitions.
ART > Individual Artists > Monographs.
ART > Caribbean & Latin American.
ART > Mixed Media.
ART > Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions > General.
Table of Contents:
  • Juanito Laguna and Ramona Montiel, Two Extinct Creations / Marcelo E. Pacheco
  • Berni and His Reality without "isms" / Hector Olea
  • Antonio Berni's Savage Mind: Social Lyricism, Dreamlike Kitsch, and Technical Innovation / Guillermo David
  • Ramona Lives Her Life / Andrea Giunta
  • Juanito and Ramona in Paris: Everyday Myths or Third-World Icons? /Mari Carmen Ramirez
  • Reaching New Jersey: Antonio Berni in the United States / Michael Wellen
  • Plates
  • Period Texts
  • Chronology of Juanito and Ramona, 1959-1980 /Victoria Giraudo and Ines Berni.

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