Queimada na Serra de Camargo Freire: sobre a trajetória de um (des)conhecido quadro pertencente ao Museu da Imigração do Estado de São Paulo

Abstract

This dissertation examines the trajectory of the visual artist Expedito Camargo Freire (June 9th, 1908 - May 13th, 1991) since the first years of his artistic formation until his final moment of consecration in the circles he participated in. That is done utilizing the concept of biographical trajectory and has, as its main source, excerpts of newspaper articles of art critics accessed through the National Libraries Digital Newspaper Archive. That is done to support and give meaning to the analysis of one of this artist’s works titled “Queimada na Serra” [Burn in the Mountain Range] which belongs to the Immigration Museum of the State of São Paulo. This work also has, as its main theoretical foundation, the discussion of provenance and the institutionalization of works of art into museums. With that, this monograph intends to do a detailed analysis of the artwork as an object/artifact, dealing with its provenance, circulation, and proposing possible ways to expose it within the institution that owns it