A photographic ode to Spanish street life in the 1950s and '60s
Between 1955 and 1965, photographer Ramón Masats (born 1931) toured his native Spain on assignment for the Illustrated Gazette, creating patriotic images of Spanish culture that are lauded for their sharp graphics and documentary acuity. Masats' work helped bring Spanish photography into the modern age.
"Between 1955 and 1965 Ramon Masats toured the geography of Spain with his camera. A commission on national values for an illustrated Gazette that allowed the development of a new, synthetic language, accurate in content and splendid in its graphics. Masats' work coincides with the end of Franco's regime and with the international opening designed by the Ministry of Education and Tourism. 'Visit Spain' was that first message that tourist propaganda used. This catalogue allows us to take a look at that Spain from the perspective of one of the most decisive photographers in the country"--Publisher.
