Description
ROZADA (1859-1938)
Book Summary
This exhibition catalog recovers and highlights the work of photographer, set designer, and journalist Ramon Rozada. Through a careful selection of images taken between 1890 and 1938, the reader will discover the visual legacy of an artist who developed his career between Valls and Santa Coloma de Queralt. The publication includes a biographical study by specialist Jep Martí, which contextualizes Rozada's trajectory and his contribution to Catalan photography of the period.
What is it about?
Ramon Rozada was a multifaceted creator who worked as a photographer, set designer, and journalist. He established his studio in Valls between 1892 and 1915, and later in Santa Coloma de Queralt, where he resided until his death in 1938. This book compiles around seventy of his photographs, taken over a period spanning from the late 19th century to the first decades of the 20th. The work is completed with a biographical study that analyzes the figure of Rozada and places his production within the historical and artistic context of his time. It is, therefore, a dual proposal: on one hand, the reproduction of the images; on the other, the critical analysis that helps to understand their significance and heritage value.
Main themes
- Historical Catalan photography from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Biography and professional career of Ramon Rozada as a photographer, set designer, and journalist.
- Biographical study conducted by specialist Jep Martí.
- Visual heritage of the Valls and Santa Coloma de Queralt regions.
- Exhibition catalog as a format for disseminating photographic legacy.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at enthusiasts and scholars of historical photography, those interested in the work of local authors and the evolution of the photographic medium in Catalonia. It is also of great interest to art historians, visual heritage researchers, and the general public with a curiosity for the graphic memory of the Tarragona regions. Likewise, it can be a useful reference for collectors and professionals working in the recovery of antique photographic collections.
What this book contributes
- Access to an unpublished selection of images by Ramon Rozada, many of them little-known or never before published.
- A rigorous biographical study that contextualizes the photographer's work within the history of Catalan photography.
- A complete vision of the output of a multifaceted creator who combined photography with set design and journalism.
- Documentary material of value for understanding the social, cultural, and visual life of Valls and Santa Coloma de Queralt between 1890 and 1938.
- A publication with the vocation of a catalog, useful for both academic study and aesthetic enjoyment.
Technical specifications
- Author: AUTOR -, SENSE
- Publisher: Cossetània Edicions
- Language: Catalan
- Subject: Photographs: collections, Biography: art and entertainment
- Collection: Publicacions Museu de Valls
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: March 2017
- Number of pages: 80
- Weight: 301 g
Editorial review
This is a specialized publication that fulfills the dual objective of disseminating the work of a local photographer and offering a critical analysis of his trajectory. The edition, in paperback format and with 80 pages, is manageable and accessible to a non-expert audience. The inclusion of the biographical study by Jep Martí adds a documentary value that distinguishes it from a mere album of images. It is a work recommended for those looking to delve deeper into Catalan photographic heritage and into the figure of a multifaceted creator still little known outside his geographical area.