Elsa Henriquez Muñoz IIIIV

 

Written by Jacques Prévert and illustrated by Elsa Hendriquez Muñoz, another crazy book 'Guignol' published in 1978 full of smoking, drinking, dancing and mayhem, made magic by Elsa Henriquez Muñoz funny illustrations.

Elsa Henriquez Muñoz IV

La Maison written by Claude Roy and illustrated by Elsa Henriquez. Published in 1958. Again I am sorry I have no idea of the story but delight in Elsa's crazy illustrations of children running wild with hammers, saws and hosepipes!

 

Elsa Henriquez Muñoz III

'Le Loup et Moi'1950 written by André Verdet and illustrated by Elsa Hendriquez Muñoz . 

I have absolutely no idea what this book is about but the two colour illustrations are fabulous, funny and simply delightful.

Elsa Henriquez Muñoz II

Colour illustrations by Elsa Henriquez Muñoz for Jacques Prevert's 'Contes' 1947.

Elsa Henriquez Muñoz I

These illustrations are from 'Cuentos para niños no tan buenos' written by Jacques Prévert and illustrated by Elsa Henriquez Muñoz and first published in 1947.
The illustrations are strange, surreal, quirky and naive and bring to mind the illustrative work that both Edward Lear and Spike Miligan made to support their Limericks and rhymes.

Elsa Henriquez Muñoz an Argentinian, was the daughter of dancer Helba Huara (see below) and musician Gonzalo Morè.

She lived in  Paris and was friends with many of the Surrealists and intellectuals of the city such as Cesar Vallejo, Neruda, Anais Nin, Henry Miller, Carpentier and Octavio Paz. She worked as a graphic designer and made scenery for theatre. Her illustration work appears almost exclusively in books by the poet Jacques Prévert.

(Above) Photograph by Emile Savitry of Elsa and some of her Argentinian friends.

In 1940 she married painter and photographer Emile Savitry they were married until his death in 1967. Elsa died in her adopted city of Paris in 2010.