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Publication Date
3-2-2009
Description
81. Os 99 heróis do estádio (The 99 Heroes ofthe Stadium), 1965. In spite of the severe censorship that followed the military takeover in 1964, Brazilian artists sought ways to express their criticism of the regime. Some Brazilian painters employed an apparently innocuous Pop Art style that, more than in the U.S., contained elements of social criticism. Here, Rubens Gerschman's painting refers to a national mania-soccer.
Publisher
Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico
Rights
Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1997
Keywords
Brazil: Modern Brazilian Painting
