artist
Joan Brossa
birth
Barcelona, Spain, 19-1-1919
death
Barcelona, Spain, 30-12-1998
last update
23-04-2025
A poet, playwright and visual artist, Joan Brossa (1919–1998) produced an extensive body of work. In the 1940s he met the poet J.V. Foix, who would become one of his literary references, the philosopher Arnau Puig, and the artists Modest Cuixart, Joan Ponç, Antoni Tàpies and Joan-Josep Tharrats. Together they founded Dau al Set (1948), an avant-garde group and magazine to which Brossa contributed Surrealist texts consisting of dreamlike and hypnagogic images close to psychic automatism. It was the beginning of a significant literary oeuvre that used language as a means of experimentation and led the author to embrace visual poetry, dramaturgy, sculpture and performance. The main elements of his poetry, such as irony, association, decontextualisation and the refusal to differentiate between the word and the object, formed the basis for his creation of objects. Although he had already produced a couple of three-dimensional objects during his Surrealist beginnings, it was not until 1967 that Brossa dedicated himself fully to the world of objects, thus freeing himself forever from all linguistic restraints. The eighties and nineties were very fertile in terms of his visual production, thanks to the wide variety of concerns he had been accumulating during his poetic career: the search for everyday magic, social denunciation and transgression. In his later years, Brossa's work was widely acknowledged with translations of his written work, exhibitions of his visual production and awards. He was finally seen as one of the key figures of the Catalan avant-garde.

Besides his literary production, Brossa's visual work was the subject of numerous exhibitions at major institutions such as the Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, 1986; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, 1991; Palau de la Virreina, Barcelona, 1994; Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM), Valencia, 1997; and Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, 2001, among others. International exhibitions include representations at Art'20, Basel, 1989; São Paulo Biennial, 1994; Venice Biennale, 1997; and solo exhibitions in Munich, 1988; New York, 1989; Céret-Colliure, 1990; Houston, 1990, London, 1992; Marseille, 1993; Malmö, 1993; Paris, 1995; Kassel, 1998; and Mexico City and Monterrey, 1998, among others.
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Poesia Brossa [Enregistrament audiovisual exposició]
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21-9-2017 - 25-2-2018
A.HIS.05330
Poesia Brossa [Reportatge fotogràfic exposició]
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21-9-2017 - 25-2-2018
A.HIS.05519
La Suite bufa. MACBA es viu [Enregistrament audiovisual activitat]
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8-3-2014
A.HIS.03504
Joan Brossa per Joan Brossa / és una coproducció, Televisió de Catalunya, FDG Video, La General TV ; idea i guió, Manuel Guerrero ; director, Manuel Huerga
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[2009]
A.JBR.03819
Joan Brossa per Joan Brossa / és una coproducció, Televisió de Catalunya, FDG Video, La General TV ; idea i guió, Manuel Guerrero ; director, Manuel Huerga
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2009
A.JBR.03729
Brossàrium 1 : (Cavall al fons i El sabater) / Joan Brossa ; [producció, Centre Dramàtic de la Generalitat de Catalunya; direcció, Jordi Mesalles]
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[2006]
A.JBR.03820
Carta : B. [i.e. Barcelona], a Fundació Joan Brossa, Barcelona, 2001 maig 2
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2001
A.JBR.03495
Foc al càntir / Ovideo TV presenta una coproducción de Ovideo TV, Círculo de Lectores, Frederic Amat, Fundació Joan Brossa, amb la col·laboració de Barcelona Televisió (BTV) ; guió original, Joan Brossa ; adaptació i direcció, Frederic Amat
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2000
A.JBR.03818
Carta : [Madrid], a Juan Brossa [i.e. Joan Brossa] i a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, [2000]
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[2000]
A.JBR.01956
Foc al càntir / Ovideo TV presenta una coproducción de Ovideo TV, Círculo de Lectores, Frederic Amat, Fundació Joan Brossa, amb la col·laboració de Barcelona Televisió (BTV) ; guió original, Joan Brossa ; adaptació i direcció, Frederic Amat
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2000
A.JBR.03817
Carta : Londres, a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], [Barcelona], 1999 gen. 1
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1999
A.JBR.03494.097
Carta : Santo Domingo (República Dominicana), a Modest Cuixart, Girona, 1999 abr. 1
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1999
A.JBR.03494.140
Carta : Barcelona, a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen. 21
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1999
A.JBR.03354.006
Carta : Jerusalem (Israel), a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 febr. 1
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1999
A.JBR.03442.002
Carta : [Barcelona], a Josepa Llopis [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 febr.
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1999
A.JBR.03442.053
Carta : la Bisbal [i.e. la Bisbal de l'Empordà], a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 2
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1999
A.JBR.03442.052
Carta : Agramunt, a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen. 7
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1999
A.JBR.03442.055
Carta : Barcelona, a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 22
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1999
A.JBR.03494.020
Carta : [Barcelona?], a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], [Barcelona], 1999 gen.
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1999
A.JBR.03494.018
Carta : Monterrey (Mèxic), a Josefina Llopis [i.e. Pepa Llopis], [Barcelona], 1999 gen. 7
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1999
A.JBR.03494.089
Carta : São Paulo (Brasil), a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen. 16
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1999
A.JBR.03494.065
Carta : Sant Cugat [i.e. Sant Cugat del Vallès], a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen. 14
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1999
A.JBR.03494.019
Carta : Madrid, a Elena, Barcelona, 1999 febr. 18
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1999
A.JBR.03494.138
Carta : Barcelona, a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen. 18
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1999
A.JBR.03494.028
Carta : [Barcelona], a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Ciutat [i.e. Barcelona], 1999 gen. 13
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1999
A.JBR.03442.043
Carta : Tombolo (Itàlia), a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, [1999] gen. 19
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[1999]
A.JBR.03494.025
Carta : Barcelona, a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], [Barcelona], 1999 gen. 12
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1999
A.JBR.03442.059
Carta : Barcelona, a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 7
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1999
A.JBR.03442.057
Carta : Barcelona, a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen. 12
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1999
A.JBR.03494.004
Carta : Sant Andreu del Palomar (Barcelona), a Pepa Llopis, [Barcelona], 1999 febr. 21
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1999
A.JBR.03494.070
Carta : Sitges, a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], [Barcelona], 1999 gen. 3
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1999
A.JBR.03494.121
Carta : Madrid, a família de Joan Brossa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 13
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1999
A.JBR.03494.112
Carta : Lausana (Suïssa), a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 14
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1999
A.JBR.03494.024
Carta : València, a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen.
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1999
A.JBR.03494.091
Carta : Benicarló, a Espai Escènic Joan Brossa [i.e. Espai Escènic Brossa], [Barcelona], 1999 febr. 12
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1999
A.JBR.03065
Carta : Salamanca (Castella i Lleó), a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen. 2
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1999
A.JBR.03442.023
Carta : Mataró, a [Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999? gen.?]
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[1999?]
A.JBR.03494.101
Carta : Mollet del Vallès, a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen. 7
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1999
A.JBR.03494.072
Carta : Madrid, a Josefa Llopis [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 20
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1999
A.JBR.03494.078
Carta : Palerm (Itàlia), a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, [1999? gen.?]
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[1999?]
A.JBR.03494.066
Carta : Madrid, a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen. 2
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1999
A.JBR.03494.068
Carta : Andorra la Vella, a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen. 4
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1999
A.JBR.03442.004
Carta : Barcelona, a Josefa Llopis Bover [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 5
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1999
A.JBR.03494.058
Carta : Barcelona, a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 24
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1999
A.JBR.03494.030
Carta : Barcelona, a [Pepa Llopis, Barcelona], 1999 gen.
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1999
A.JBR.03494.042
Carta : Barcelona, a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barna [i.e. Barcelona], 1999 gen. 6
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1999
A.JBR.03494.041
Carta : Barcelona, a Josepa Llopis i Bover [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 5
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1999
A.JBR.03494.039
Carta : Mataró, a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1998 [i.e. 1999] gen. 7
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1998 [i.e. 1999]
A.JBR.03494.038
Carta : Palma, a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen. 15
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1999
A.JBR.03494.085
Carta : Barcelona, a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1998 [i.e. 1999] gen. 8
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1998 [i.e. 1999]
A.JBR.03494.115
Carta : Mataró, a Pepa Brossa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 1
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1999
A.JBR.03442.051
Carta : Castellar [i.e. Castellar del Vallès], a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 11
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1999
A.JBR.03442.050
Carta : París, a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 10
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1999
A.JBR.03442.061
Carta : Algaida (Illes Balears), a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], [Barcelona], 1999 gen.
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1999
A.JBR.03442.054
Carta : València, a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], [Barcelona], 1999 gen.
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1999
A.JBR.03442.060
Carta : Ayacata (Canàries), a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], [Barcelona], 1999 gen. 17
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1999
A.JBR.03494.075
Carta : Barcelona, a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen. 5
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1999
A.JBR.03494.083
Carta : Madrid, a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen. 25
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1999
A.JBR.03494.082
Carta : Barcelona, a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen. 20
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1999
A.JBR.03494.081
Carta : Barcelona, a Josefa Llopis [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. [14?]
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1999
A.JBR.03494.111
Carta : Barcelona, a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 març 10
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1999
A.JBR.03442.042
Carta : Madrid, a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen. 4
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1999
A.JBR.03442.014
Carta : Rio de Janeiro (Brasil), a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 25
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1999
A.JBR.03494.021
Carta : l'Hospitalet de Llobregat, a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen. 4
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1999
A.JBR.03494.029
Carta : Toralla, a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 1
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1999
A.JBR.03442.046
Carta : Jerusalem (Israel), a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 5
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1999
A.JBR.03475
Carta : Barcelona, a Pepita Llopis de Brossa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 4
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1999
A.JBR.03494.015
Carta : Atlanta (Estats Units d'Amèrica), a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 15
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1999
A.JBR.03494.014
Carta : València, a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen. 13
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1999
A.JBR.03494.123
Carta : Barcelona, a Pepa Brossa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 29
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1999
A.JBR.03494.129
Carta : Lugo (Galícia), a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], [Barcelona], 1999 gen. 4
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1999
A.JBR.03494.132
Carta : Cadaqués, a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 4
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1999
A.JBR.03494.130
Carta : Barcelona, a Pepa Llopis, [Barcelona, 1999? gen.?]
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[1999?]
A.JBR.03494.062
Carta : Barcelona, a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 16
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1999
A.JBR.03494.027
Carta : Viladecans, a la família de Joan Brossa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 13
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1999
A.JBR.03494.036
Carta : Madrid, a P. Llopis de Brossa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 6
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1999
A.JBR.03494.035
Carta : Barcelona, a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen. 11
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1999
A.JBR.03494.048
Carta : Turón (Astúries), a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 1
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1999
A.JBR.03494.055
Carta : Como (Itàlia), a Pepa Llopis Brossa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 4
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1999
A.JBR.03494.136
Carta : Mataró, a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 8
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1999
A.JBR.03494.090
Carta : Vespella de Gaià, a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], [Barcelona], 1999 gen. 27
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1999
A.JBR.03494.086
Carta : Barcelona, a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen. 7
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1999
A.JBR.03494.033
Carta : Ayamonte (Andalusia), a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen. 21
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1999
A.JBR.03494.032
Carta : Barcelona, a [Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999? gen.?]
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[1999?]
A.JBR.03494.099
Carta : Barcelona, a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen. 12
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1999
A.JBR.03494.104
Carta : Barcelona, a [Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999? gen.?]
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[1999?]
A.JBR.03494.110
Carta : Aalst (Bèlgica), a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. [11?]
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1999
A.JBR.03494.109
Carta : [Girona], a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen. 8
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1999
A.JBR.03494.094
Carta : Barcelona, a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 febr. 4
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1999
A.JBR.03494.052
Carta : [Barcelona], a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 4
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1999
A.JBR.03494.131
Carta : Getxo (País Basc), a [Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 4
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1999
A.JBR.03494.037
Carta : Barcelona, a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 juny [i.e. gener?] 1
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1999
A.JBR.03494.059
Carta : [Barcelona?], a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], [Barcelona, 1999? gen.?]
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[1999?]
A.JBR.03494.137
Carta : [Lleida], a [Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999? gen.?]
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[1999?]
A.JBR.03494.045
Carta : València, a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 11
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1999
A.JBR.03494.047
Carta : Roda de Barà [i.e. Roda de Berà], a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 febr. 1
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1999
A.JBR.03494.126
Carta : Arles (França), a Pepa Llopis, Barcelona, 1999 gen. 4
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1999
A.JBR.03494.125
Carta : Girona, a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], Barcelona, 1999 gen. 6
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1999
A.JBR.03494.134
Carta : [Estats Units d'Amèrica], a Pepa i a Joan [i.e. Pepa Llopis i Joan Brossa], 1999 juny 30
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1999
A.JBR.01823
Carta : Bca. [i.e. Barcelona], a Pepa [i.e. Pepa Llopis], BCN [i.e. Barcelona], 1999 gen. 6
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1999
A.JBR.03442.058