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¡Cu-Cut!
''¡Cu-cut!'' was a Catalan illustrated satirical magazine, written in Catalan. Published in Barcelona between 1902 and 1912, it followed the political line marked by Francesc Cambó's Lliga Regionalista. History ¡Cu-cut!, named after the cuckoo bird ( ca, Cucut), was first published on 2 January 1902 and, like El Be Negre magazine that would be published later, it steadfastly opposed Lerrouxism in Spain. Its director was Manuel Folch i Torres and most articles were written by Josep Morató i Grau, Eduard Coca i Vallmajor and Manuel Urgellès, among others such as Josep Abril i Virgili and Vicenç Caldés i Arús. The main illustrators were Joan Llaverias, Joan Junceda, Ricard Opisso, Feliu Elias, nicknamed ''Apa'', Lluís Bagaria, and Lola Anglada. One of the most representative characters of the magazine was ''"el català"'' (The Catalan), a small man wearing a ''barretina'' drawn by Gaietà Cornet i Palau, the artistic director of the magazine.Lluís Solà i Dachs, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
¡Cu-Cut! Incident
The ''¡Cu-Cut!'' incident, also known as La Cuartelada, was an assault conducted by Spanish officers on the Catalan satirical magazine ''¡Cu-Cut!'' offices in Barcelona on November 25, 1905 in response to the publication of a satirical cartoon mocking the Spanish military. Background Spanish military personnel had been a common target of ''¡Cu-Cut!s editors because the Spanish Army had become an outdated and defective institution. Moreover, a sentiment prevailed in Barcelona that viewed the Spanish Army as the arm of a centralist and repressive government. General Valeriano Weyler and the role of the Spanish Army in the painful defeat in Cuba were recurrent topics of the magazine. The November 12, 1905 municipal elections in Barcelona were a success for the Lliga Regionalista, a Catalanist political party to which ''¡Cu-Cut!'' was affiliated. Six days later, the ''Lliga'' organized a celebratory dinner at the Frontón Condal building. That was not liked by rival Lerrouxi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Junceda
Joan Junceda, full name Joan García Junceda i Supervia (1881 in Barcelona – 1948 in Blanes), was one of the most important Catalan artists and illustrators in the first half of the 20th century. His father was from Asturian origin. Junceda worked in many publications, including ''¡Cu-Cut!'', '' Papitu'', '' Picarol'' and ''En Patufet''. Biography After not being able to pass the tests in order to join the Spanish Army, Joan Junceda taught himself drawing while working at the offices of the ''El Siglo'' shopping center in Barcelona. There he became part of the team that was illustrating the shop's catalogues. He published his first drawing in ''¡Cu-Cut!'' on Christmas eve 1902 under the pseudonym Ribera. Junceda illustrated the ''"Historietes Exemplars"'' series, a collection of stories with a moral lesson compiled by Josep Maria Folch i Torres, which were published for the first time in ''" L'Esquitx"'' magazine. His most well-known work, however, would be the illustra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Veu De Catalunya
''La Veu de Catalunya'' (Catalonia voice) was a Catalan newspaper founded by Enric Prat de la Riba that was published in Barcelona from 1 January 1899 to 8 January 1937, with two editions daily. It was the press organ for the ideological and political program of the Lliga Regionalista, and the conservative editorial line promoted the so-called ''Autonomia'', the normality of the public use of the Catalan language and the Catalan school. From a journalistic point of view, it was a modern newspaper, organized by sections, with correspondents and collaborators in the territory, and a team that combined young people and the best journalists of the time. It was the longest running newspaper in Catalan of the 20th century, with 38 years of daily publication. The header, designed by Domènec i Montaner, showed a quadribarred eagle. Josep Pla and Eugeni Xammar, in their day, and journalism historian Josep Maria Figueres, nowadays, have considered ''La Veu'' the best Catalan newspaper e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
En Patufet
''En Patufet'' was an illustrated children's magazine, written in Catalan, published in Barcelona (Spain), between 1904 and 1938. Later, between 1968 and 1973, it was resumed under the name ''Patufet''. It had a great popularity, to the point that the word ''patufet'' was used generically to refer to the illustrated magazines for children, now called comics. It was the Catalan weekly magazine with the most circulation (65,000) and readers weekly (325,000). The figure of '' Patufet'' on the magazine was first drawn by Antonio Montañola. Writers and Illustrators Some of the writers and illustrators that worked with ''En Patufet'': * Lola Anglada * José María Folch Torres * Juan Villa Pujol, ''D'Ivori'' * Manuel Marinelo * Cayetano Cornet Palau * Juan Llaverías Labró * Juan García Junceda * Javier Bonfill Trías, ''Jorge Catalán'' * Antonio Batllori Jofré * Josefina Tanganelli, ''Abel'' * Ricardo Opisso * Carlos Bécquer Domínguez * José Broquetas Ríos * Luis Almerich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lliga Regionalista
Regionalist League of Catalonia ( ca, Lliga Regionalista de Catalunya, ; 1901–1936) was a right wing political party of Catalonia, Spain. It had a Catalanist, conservative, and monarchic ideology. Notable members of the party were Enric Prat de la Riba, Francesc Cambó, Agustí Riera i Pau, Joan Ventosa and Ramon d'Abadal i Calderó. The League's press organ was the ''La Veu de Catalunya'' newspaper (1899–1936). History The Regionalist League began with the merger of two political groups, the Unió Regionalista and the Centre Nacional Català, thanks to the triumph of the "four presidents" candidacy in 1901. This candidacy was formed by Sebastià Torres, Albert Rusiñol, Bartomeu Robert and Lluís Domènech i Montaner. Between 1901 and 1923, with few exceptions, it was the dominant catalanist political party. In 1914, it gained the creation of the first common administration of Catalonia since 1833, the Commonwealth of Catalonia (''Mancomunitat de Catalunya''), led by Enr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barretina
A barretina (; plural: ''barretines'', diminutive of ''barret'' "cap") is a traditional hat that was frequently worn by men in parts of the Christian cultures of the Mediterranean Sea such as Catalonia, the Valencian Community, the Balearic Islands, Provence, Corsica, Sicily, Malta, Sardinia, part of Naples, part of the Balkans and parts of Portugal. History In Catalonia and Ibiza, men wore barretinas until the 19th century, especially in rural areas. Even in the 1940s and the 1950s, children in rural areas still commonly wore it. It took the form of a bag, made of wool, usually red, or sometimes purple. Today, the ''barretina'' is no longer commonly worn in everyday life, but is still used in traditional dances, or as a symbol of Catalan identity. A watercolor image dated 1885 of a seller of newspapers (private collection) is perhaps one of the most iconic Catalan images, as it portrays a weathered man standing resolute, new independent newspapers falling from his portable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Be Negre
''El Be Negre'', meaning "The Black Sheep" in Catalan, was an illustrated satirical weekly magazine. Published in Barcelona between 1931 and 1936, its life and destiny were closely linked to those of the ill-fated Second Spanish Republic. Josep Maria Planes i Martí, director of the magazine, was assassinated by a group of anarchists in the turbulent times that swept over the city of Barcelona at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. History and profile ''El Be Negre'' took its name from the Catalan colloquial expression ''"...i un be negre!"'' (meaning "and a black sheep!"), an exclamation of rotund denial, skepticism or disbelief. The magazine originated in the ' literature, art and politics weekly and was inspired by the French language magazine ''Le Canard enchaîné'', as well as in previous Catalan publications such as '' Papitu'', ''La Campana de Gràcia'' and ''L'Esquella de la Torratxa''. Its humor was more discreet and thought-provoking though, for it was witty, sharp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lola Anglada
Dolors Anglada i Sarriera (; 1893, in Barcelona – 1984, in Tiana, Province of Barcelona), commonly known as ''Lola Anglada'', was a Spanish writer, comics artist and illustrator. Biography Born to a Barcelona family with strong roots in Tiana, she studied at La Llotja de Barcelona with Joan Llaverias and Antoni Utrillo who helped Anglada get her first exposure in the Sala Parés and in the weekly magazine ''¡Cu-Cut!,'' which published her drawings. Later, and for a short period, would enter the academy Francesc d' A. Galí, where he met Joan Miró and Cristōfol Ricard, with the latter establishing close friendships both personally and artistically At the end of World War I Anglada traveled to Paris thanks to a French Government scholarship, collaborating with several publishing companies there, where she corresponded with Francesc Macià or Josep Clarà. Infused with democratic values and the Catalanist cause, she organized a request of amnesty for the accused partici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lluís Bagaria
Lluís Bagaria i Bou (1882 in Barcelona – 1940 in Havana) one of the most important Spanish caricaturists in the first half of the 20th century. His drawings, in a synthetic and decorative style, were published in the most important journals of Spain, including ''L'Esquella de la Torratxa'' and ''¡Cu-Cut!'' Lluís Solà i Dachs, ''«Cu-cut! Setmanari de gresca ab ninots (1902-1912)».'' Ed. Bruguera. Barcelona, 1967 between 1906 and 1940. He was born in Barcelona, but it was in Madrid where he achieved great popularity and fame. He published in the journal '' El Sol'' and drew the covers of ' magazine. His caricatures against fascism during the war provoked his exile to Paris and into Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea .... Bibliography * ''Luis Bagaría. Dibujos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricard Opisso
Ricard Opisso (1880–1966) was a Catalan cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and painter. Biography Son of Alfred Opisso i Viñas, journalist, historian and critic, and of Antonia Sala I Gil, his sister Regina Opisso, was also a writer. He comes from an illustrious family of artists. His paternal grandfather was Josep Opisso I Roig, journalist and director of the ''Diari de Tarragona'', father of the writers Antonia Opisso i Viña and Antoni Opisso i Viña. His maternal great-grandfather was the painter Pere Pau Montaña, his maternal grandfather the fabulist Felipe Jacinto Sala and his maternal uncle, the painter Emilio Sala i Francés. His nephew was Arturo Llorens i Opisso, a writer best known under his pseudonym Arturo Llopis. Although he was born in Tarragona, his family moved to Barcelona when Opisso was only two years old. In the modernist Barcelona of the late nineteenth century, Opisso worked as an assistant to Antonio Gaudí in the works of the Sagrada Famíli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Llaverias I Labró
Joan may refer to: People and fictional characters * Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters *:Joan of Arc, a French military heroine * Joan (surname) Weather events *Tropical Storm Joan (other), multiple tropical cyclones are named Joan Music * ''Joan'' (album), a 1967 album by Joan Baez *"Joan", a song by The Art Bears from their 1978 album ''Hopes and Fears'' *"Joan", a song by Lene Lovich from her 1980 album '' Flex'' *"Joan", a song by Erasure from their 1991 album '' Chorus'' *"Joan", a song by The Innocence Mission from their 1991 album ''Umbrella'' *"Joan", a song by God Is My Co-Pilot from their 1992 album ''I Am Not This Body'' Other uses *Jōan (era), a Japanese era name * ''Joan'' (play), 2015 one-woman play written by Lucy J. Skillbeck *Joan Township, Ontario, a geographic township See also *''Jo-an'' tea house, National Treasure in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan * *Jane (other) *Jean (other) * Jeann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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