A imprensa e a crítica de arte em Fortaleza nos anos 1940

Abstract

This article discusses about the emergency of art criticism in Fortaleza 1940s, specifically in the second half of this decade. We focused our study to the press, as an acting area of intellectuals in Ceara. We delimited our research to the criticism made to exhibitors artists of April salons, which were artistic productions so far promoted by the Cearense Society of Plastic Arts (SCAP). Aiming to analyze that time, we chose some articles of newspapers that mentioned such exposures and there were those in addition to publicize the exhibition also made some comments on the participating artists and their works. The texts to be mentioned were written, mostly by Antonio Girão Barroso, Braga Montenegro and Otacílio Colares. Some of these texts were delivered speeches and pronouncements in the openings of the halls, which were transcribed by newspapers.