by Castelao · tapa dura · ISBN 9788489231252
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«175 debuxos de Castelao» is a graphic humor book by Castelao, published by Fundación Caixa Galicia in hardcover (352 pages, in Galician and Portuguese).
The book brings together 175 of the 600 drawings Castelao published in the newspaper «Galicia» and includes the author's written comments. With caricatural line and irony, the prints offer a sample of Galician graphic humor and Castelao's satirical gaze.
The edition is from 1996; the original work, from 1976. This edition was published in Santiago de Compostela.
For readers interested in Galician graphic humor, Castelao's work and satirical illustration.
Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao, commonly known as Castelao, was a Galician politician, writer, painter and doctor. He is one of the fathers of Galician nationalism, promoting Galician identity and culture, and was one of the main names behind the cultural movement Xeración Nós. He was also one of the founders and president of the Galicianist Party and had a great influence on the renovating group of Galician art known as Os renovadores. Castelao is considered to be the most important figure in Galician culture of the 20th century.
