Maria Lamas and Her Women

An exhibition showing for the first time in Portugal the photographic work of Maria Lamas (1893–1983), journalist and writer, educator and researcher, translator and photographer, fighter for human and civil rights in times of dictatorship.
The current exhibition, curated by Jorge Calado, features a selection of 67 of her photographs, mostly vintage prints of small dimensions (between 8 x 6 cm and 14 x 18 cm), but also some enlarged ones. In addition to these, vintage prints by other photographers included in the work Mulheres do meu país will be exhibited. Some of Maria Lamas’ personal objects will also be on display, as well as her portrait painted by Júlio Pomar in 1954 and a plaster bust sculpted in 1929 by Júlio de Sousa. The section devoted to her literary and journalistic work will include copies of first editions of fundamental books, children’s literature, poetry and fiction, translations, some journalism.

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