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Art in the Library

Folia de reis com espadas

Enéias Tavares dos Santos, Folia de reis com espadas, 2017, Woodcut

Location: Level 2, South Hallway Gallery

A black and white woodblock print of a group of figures in elaborate pointed hats and patterned costumes marching in procession, one carrying a sword.
Photo by Photographer: Stephen Phung

This selection of woodcut illustrations by Brazilian cordel artist Enéias Tavares dos Santos (b. 1931) is part of the album Xilogragura Enéias Tavares dos Santos (Maceió, Alagoas: Museu Théo Brandão, 2017). They were acquired by the Harold B. Lee Library in 2017.