Madalena Santos Reinbolt: A Head Full of Planets Published by Museu de Arte de São Paulo/KMEC Books. Edited by Adriano Pedrosa, Amanda Carneiro, André Mesquita. Text by Julia Bryan-Wilson, Lélia C. Frota, et al. “Wool pictures” from a Brazilian folk artist known for her intricate and figurative tapestries Brazilian artist Madalena Santos Reinbolt (1919–77) was known for her “wool pictures,” intricately embroidered tapestries evoking scenes and characters from her agropastoral past in the countryside of Bahia. This volume accompanies her posthumous solo show at MASP.
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