Madalena Santos Reinbolt: A Head Full of Planets
“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.
Visual artist(s): Madalena Santos Reinbolt
Text by: Julia Bryan-Wilson, Lélia C Frota