Trapalanda. Arte - Ciencias - Letras. No. 1 (June 1953) Through No. 10/11 (December 1955) (all Published) -

A complete run of 11 issues in 10 fascicules of the Argentinian cultural journal, under the editorial direction of Joaquin Bustamante, covering topics such as science, literature, and art, including articles on national and regional history, law and culture in Río Cuarto, book reviews, poetry, and other relevant issues. Scattered illustrations throughout including drawings, cartoons, and reproductions from photographs. Some minor toning and soiling, scattered damp-staining especially to issue no. 4. 4to. Original colorful illustrated wrpps. Some issues with separation between front cover and title page, some rubbing especially along spines, some rust to staples. Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina, 1953-1955. Trapalanda was established by the same group of artists that founded La Barraca Trapalanda, an art gallery that exhibited works from a variety of Argentinian and international artists and was a cultural destination in the city. The gallery showed paintings, prints, sculptures, and ceramics, and held competitions. It also helped to train local artists. An incredibly scarce collection of this Argentinian cultural journal; as of October 2019, WorldCat locates only a single holding in a North American library.