José Francisco Borges

José Francisco Borges (20 December 1935 in Sítio Piroca, in the rural area of Bezerros, Pernambuco – 26 July 2024 in the city of Bezerros), best known as J. Borges, was a Brazilian folk poet and woodcut artist. He was considered the greatest woodcut artist in northeastern Brazil, and "the most celebrated master of the art." His work was exhibited around the world, including at the Louvre and the Smithsonian. It is in the permanent collection of the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe. Borges was a proponent of Cordel literature.

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