Filipino-Spanish caricaturist Luis León Lasa was born in the Philippines in 1890 and lived in Spain for most of his life. His caricatures provide a window into Spanish society and portray Spanish life in the 1940s.

The Ateneo Art Gallery presents works by Lasa donated by his daughter and other distinguished collectors, and shows a mosaic of characters and celebrities he caricatured including actors, singers, artists, bullfighters, athletes, and world figures.

Cover Image:
Luis León Lasa, ‘General Villegas’, (Detail), 1951.

Publisher:
Ateneo Art Gallery and Instituto Cervantes, Philippines

Publication Date:
2002

Format:
Softcover / 8.5 x 8.5 inches / 43 pages / Color

Language:
English