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Heitor dos Prazeres

The energy of the samba shines in this scene of joyful dancers and musicians in a domestic space. At the time, government censors banned samba alongside other practices associated with African culture, and sambistas moved their celebrations to private homes to avoid persecution. Influenced by West African musical traditions, the samba emerged in Afro-Brazilian communities in the late 1800s and rose to prominence in the early 20th century. Heitor dos Prazeres was an influential samba musician as well as a visual artist and celebrates Afro-Brazilian culture and resilience in his painting.
Artist/Maker
Heitor dos Prazeres
(Brazilian, 1898 – 1966)
Title
Untitled
Date
1963
Material & Process
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
18 x 21 5/8 in. overall
Credit
Stanley J. Lenerz and Bertha Ardt Plaenert Endowment Funds purchase
Inventory No.
2025.4
Location
Brazil

Related

<span>1963, artist, Heitor dos Prazeres (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil); by 2023, private collection (São Paulo, Brazil); February 2025, sold by Almeida &amp; Dale (São Paulo, Brazil) to the Chazen Museum of Art</span>

  • Barreto, Raquel, Haroldo Costa, and Pablo León de la Barra. Heitor dos Prazeres é meu nome. Rio de Janiero: MT Projetos de Arte, 2024. p. 115

  • Vai, vai, Saudade: Museo d’arte Contemporanea Donnaregina (Napoli NA, Italy), 7/4/2024–9/30/2024
  • Heitor dos Prazeres é meu nome: The Banco do Brasil Cultural Center (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), 6/28/2023–9/18/2023

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