The exhibition includes a selection of Manuel Altolaguirre and Concha Mendez’s archives whose files are displayed to the public for the first time. They include manuscripts of the two poets, as well as examples of their printing work in Madrid, Havana, and Mexico. Their printing shops published books by Lorca, Moreno Villa, Neruda, Prados, Cernuda, and Alberti; they were a meeting point for their friends and one of the most dynamic centers of the new poetry. The exhibition also illustrates Altolaguirre and Méndez ‘ creative work in other fields, such as her plays, fiction and poetry writings, and his poems and film writings. Their correspondence and the artwork of some of their friends, such as José Moreno Villa, Carlos Enríquez, Gregorio Prieto, and Maruja Mallo are also exhibited.
Sections of the exhibition:
1. Manuel Altolaguirre. Poeta, impresor y cineasta (1905-1959)
(Manuel Altolaguirre.Poet, printer and filmmaker (1905-1959)
2. Concha Méndez. Poeta e impresora (1898-1986)
Concha Méndez. Poet and printer (1898-1986
3. Soledades juntas. Manuel Altolaguirre y Concha Méndez (1932-1944)
Shared solitude. Manuel Altolaguirre and Concha Méndez (1932-1944)
Residencia de Estudiantes, Madrid
March 30 to May 15, 2001
Centro Cultural de la Generación del 27, Málaga
September 21 to October 19, 2001
Sala Municipal de Exposiciones del Teatro Calderón, Valladolid
January 10 to March 3, 2002
