Elvira Gascón, an artist of the Spanish Exile in Mexican Publishing

Elvira Gascón Vera arrived in Mexico in 1939 because of the Spanish Civil War and quickly integrated herself into the country’s cultural life. She participated in the country’s cultural scene through editorial work, illustrating in newspapers, as well as creating covers and interiors for works publi...

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Autor principal: Garone Gravier, Marina
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras 2026
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Elvira Gascón
Ilustración
Exilio español
Edición
Cultura visual
Illustration
Spanish exile
Publishing
Visual culture
Acceso en línea:https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/ICS/article/view/17975
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Información, cultura y sociedad de Universidad de Buenos Aires
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spelling I28-R256-article-179752026-06-11T15:31:44Z Elvira Gascón, an artist of the Spanish Exile in Mexican Publishing Elvira Gascón, una artista del exilio español en la edición mexicana Garone Gravier, Marina Garone Gravier, Marina Elvira Gascón Ilustración Exilio español Edición Cultura visual Elvira Gascón Illustration Spanish exile Publishing Visual culture Elvira Gascón Vera arrived in Mexico in 1939 because of the Spanish Civil War and quickly integrated herself into the country’s cultural life. She participated in the country’s cultural scene through editorial work, illustrating in newspapers, as well as creating covers and interiors for works published by the Fondo de Cultura Económica (FCE), among several publishing houses. Although she has participated in several retrospectives and exhibitions, the facets of this Spanish artist’s graphic work have yet to be studied. In this article, we offer a biographical sketch, placing her in the cultural context in which she worked. We will focus on the uses of illustration in FCE books between the 1940s and 1960s, examining her work at that institution. This essay draws on extensive archival work that allowed us to consult originals of her pieces, complemented by a review of the books housed in the Biblioteca Nacional de Mexico. The above allows us to clearly document her presence and participation in the Mexican book world, as well as recognize the role he played in the visual shaping of an emblematic catalog, whose aesthetics were an important part of 20th-century print culture. ARK CAICYT: https://id.caicyt.gov.ar/ark:/s18511740/kv2k1j1dd Elvira Gascón Pérez llegó a México en 1939, a causa de la Guerra Civil Española, y rápidamente se incorporó a la vida cultural del país. Participó en la escena mediante labores editoriales de ilustración en periódicos, así como en portadas e interiores de obras publicadas por el Fondo de Cultura Económica (FCE) y otros sellos. Si bien se le han dedicado exposiciones y obras retrospectivas, aún quedan facetas por explorar que permitan valorar plenamente su producción gráfica. En este trabajo ofrezco una breve viñeta biográfica que la ubica en el entorno cultural al que se integró laboralmente, y me centro centro en los usos de la ilustración en los libros del FCE entre las décadas de 1940 y 1960, con énfasis en su colaboración con esta editorial. Este ensayo se basa en un riguroso trabajo de archivo que nos permitió consultar originales de su obra y se complementa con la revisión de ejemplares resguardados en la Biblioteca Nacional de México. Lo anterior permite documentar con claridad su presencia y participación en el mundo editorial mexicano, así como reconocer el papel que desempeñó en la conformación visual de un catálogo emblemático, cuya estética fue parte importante de la cultura impresa del siglo XX. ARK CAICYT: https://id.caicyt.gov.ar/ark:/s18511740/kv2k1j1dd Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras 2026-06-11 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/ICS/article/view/17975 10.34096/ics.i54.17975 Información, cultura y sociedad; No. 54 (2026): Junio; 67-82 Información, cultura y sociedad; Núm. 54 (2026): Junio; 67-82 1851-1740 1514-8327 spa https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/ICS/article/view/17975/16314 https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/ICS/article/view/17975/16336 Derechos de autor 2026 Marina Garone Gravier https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
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Elvira Gascón
Illustration
Spanish exile
Publishing
Visual culture
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Illustration
Spanish exile
Publishing
Visual culture
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Elvira Gascón, an artist of the Spanish Exile in Mexican Publishing
topic_facet Elvira Gascón
Ilustración
Exilio español
Edición
Cultura visual
Elvira Gascón
Illustration
Spanish exile
Publishing
Visual culture
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Garone Gravier, Marina
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title Elvira Gascón, an artist of the Spanish Exile in Mexican Publishing
title_short Elvira Gascón, an artist of the Spanish Exile in Mexican Publishing
title_full Elvira Gascón, an artist of the Spanish Exile in Mexican Publishing
title_fullStr Elvira Gascón, an artist of the Spanish Exile in Mexican Publishing
title_full_unstemmed Elvira Gascón, an artist of the Spanish Exile in Mexican Publishing
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description Elvira Gascón Vera arrived in Mexico in 1939 because of the Spanish Civil War and quickly integrated herself into the country’s cultural life. She participated in the country’s cultural scene through editorial work, illustrating in newspapers, as well as creating covers and interiors for works published by the Fondo de Cultura Económica (FCE), among several publishing houses. Although she has participated in several retrospectives and exhibitions, the facets of this Spanish artist’s graphic work have yet to be studied. In this article, we offer a biographical sketch, placing her in the cultural context in which she worked. We will focus on the uses of illustration in FCE books between the 1940s and 1960s, examining her work at that institution. This essay draws on extensive archival work that allowed us to consult originals of her pieces, complemented by a review of the books housed in the Biblioteca Nacional de Mexico. The above allows us to clearly document her presence and participation in the Mexican book world, as well as recognize the role he played in the visual shaping of an emblematic catalog, whose aesthetics were an important part of 20th-century print culture. ARK CAICYT: https://id.caicyt.gov.ar/ark:/s18511740/kv2k1j1dd
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