"Wood, Paper, String" highlights the art and history of the Brazilian popular literary tradition known as cordel. Featuring exquisite recent Benson Latin American Collection acquisitions, the exhibition explores cordel’s evolution from traditional to contemporary themes and showcases the woodcut illustration that is an iconic visual element of the genre.

This exhibition runs through January 31, 2016, and coincides with the 20th anniversary of the LLILAS Brazil Center, to be celebrated with a two-day symposium in November.