Fiestas de Carnaval Montevideo / J.E. Suárez. – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Fiestas de Carnaval Montevideo / J.E. Suárez., a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Fiestas de Carnaval Montevideo / J.E. Suárez.
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Clowns are the focus of this 1942 color lithograph advertising the Carnival festivities in Montevideo, a detail that sets it apart from other images of the city's celebrations. Carnival has long been a major street event in Montevideo, with costumed groups, music, and dancing filling the city in the days before Lent. Julio E. Suárez designed the poster, and its lithographic printing gave the bright inks that made such posters eye-catching on Montevideo streets. The work is a useful record of how the city promoted its festival in the 1940s.
| Created / published | 1942 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Posters Uruguayan 1940-1950.Lithographs Color 1940-1950. |
| Notes | Poster designed by Julio E. Suárez. Library of Congress prints and photographs: an illustrated guide / Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1995, p. 53 |
| Subjects | Festivals--Uruguay--Montevideo--1940-1950. Clowns--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,169 × 1,480 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217864 |
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