Augusto dos Anjos em imagens: uma fotobiografia

Abstract

The work Augusto dos Anjos in Images: A Photobiography is the last in a series of five works we have created based on the projects Reconstitution of the Universe of Augusto dos Anjos and Rediscovering the Trails of Augusto dos Anjos. To organize this work, we researched personal and official archives in search of images that described and showed the universe where the poet Augusto dos Anjos lived and produced. There are few photos of Augusto or his ancestors, but even in the absence of a rich iconography, we were able to put together this biography of the poet, through images from his time, showing his Family: childhood, youth, relatives, ancestors and current ones. The Pau d'Arco Sugar Mill: the Casa-Grande, the chapel, the house of the wet nurse Guilhermina, old and new, the tamarind tree. Documents and Personal Objects: birth certificate, baptismal certificate, engagement invitation, marriage certificate, voter registration card and family letters. Academic Background and Teaching: Lyceu Paraibano, Recife Law School, Pedro II School, Rio de Janeiro Normal School, Junqueira Ribeiro School, Augusto with a group of colleagues from Augusto College on his graduation day with chapel. Magazines and Newspapers where Augusto collaborated: A União, O Comércio, NONEVAR, Almanach da Parahyba. Clippings from Magazines and Newspapers with News about Augusto. Correspondence from Augusto to family and friends. Handwritten Poems. The first edition of O EU: Critical Repercussion. Critical Fortune, with a brief summary of the main works about the Author. Enchantment of Augusto dos Anjos, ancient tomb, current mausoleum, death certificate, letter from Esther communicating his death to Augusto's mother, newspaper clippings with the news of his passing. Memorials and Statues. Some of Augusto dos Anjos' contemporaries. Our objective in this work is, therefore, to make available to those who appreciate Augusto dos Anjos and his work an iconography that places him beyond the consecrated intellectual, as the common man, friend, son, brother, husband and father. We agree with an old popular adage that states "a picture is worth a thousand words".