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.
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Biography
editAfter 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.[1] Junceda illustrated the "Historietes Exemplars" series, a collection of stories with a moral lesson compiled by Josep Maria Folch i Torres,[2] which were published for the first time in "L'Esquitx" magazine. His most well-known work, however, would be the illustrations he did for "Bon Seny", a compilation of the oral lore regarding seny, an archetypal Catalan virtue, that was undertaken by writer Josep Abril i Virgili (1869-1918) encouraged by Josep Torras i Bages, bishop of Vic.[3] Bon Seny contains aphorisms, fables and humorous stories based on the rural traditions of Catalonia. It was published in the Catalan language before the Spanish Civil War and the book became rare during General Franco's era, when so much Catalan printed material had been burned and printing in Catalan was severely restricted.[4] After the war Junceda worked making deluxe drawings, even illustrating the francoist book "Santa Tierra de España" (1942), de José Muntada Bach.[5]
In 2003, the Professional Association of Catalan Illustrators (Associació Professional d'Il·lustradors de Catalunya) introduced the Premis Junceda (Junceda Prices), named after this artist in acknowledgment of his work as a renovator of contemporary illustration.[6] A monument in honor of Joan Junceda made by Alfons Pérez i Fàbregas stands now in the Rambla de Catalunya, Barcelona.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Cu-cut! Sàtira política en temps trasbalsats (1902-1912)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
- ^ Josep Maria Folch i Torres, Historietes exemplars, Editorial Balmes, Barcelona 1959 (10 volumes)
- ^ Joan Junceda: l'Enciclopèdia – enciclopedia.cat Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bon seny, aforismes, faules i acudits; Balmes DL, Barcelona, Reprinted 1984
- ^ "En Patufet entra a l'armari". Memòria - Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ Els il·lustradors de Catalunya convoquen els I Premis Junceda d'il·lustració
- ^ Art públic - Ajuntament de Barcelona
External links
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Media related to Joan Junceda at Wikimedia Commons- Junceda drawings
