From radio to television and Mosquito and Don Quixote are the two samples to be opened -from the 18- this Saturday 10 March at the Museum of Humor, located on the Avenue of the Italians 851 Puerto Madero.

First, Radio exposure will be presented to the telvisión, organized by the Public Television, with works from Abel Ianiro, Divito, Hermenegildo Sabat, Manuel García Ferré, Jorge de los Rios, Mirco Reppeto, Jorge Battle, Aristides Rechain, Hugo D´adderio, July Freire, Andrés Cascioli, Hector Torino, Toño Gallo, Aldo Rivero, Gustavo González, Julio Ibarra, Manuel Office, Ernesto Garcia and other important illustrators.

From radio to television shows is a tribute to Argentina, a pioneer in the wireless development, as well as commercial televisación. And although the beginnings were difficult TV, it ranks as one of the highly creative moments.

In that context, Cartoonists that transited the time managed to capture the essence of the artists who made amuse and excite not only the country, but also the rest of Latin America.

The Mosquito and Don Quijote, while, represent two of the pillars of the country charts. Mosquito described as a “Independent weekly newspaper, satirical, burlesque and caricatures” and he appeared for the first time 24 May 1863.

Throughout its history it had more than 1500 editions, until its last issue in 1893, the newspaper satirized the behavior of the political class local.La publication offers a unique perspective on the formation of modern nation-state in Argentina.

Posted on Sunday, He consisted of four pages, and the two plants were exclusively dedicated to lithographs caricatured characters and events of the moment. The front and back cover were meant to columns of satiric texts, in particular "The picotones", It is offering acids and informed comments on contemporary events.

Between 1875 Y 1890, Frenchman Henri Stein was the owner-manager of El Mosquito, besides being its main artist. Stein defined the political-ideological perspective of the newspaper in those years with a marked liberal and republican tendency.

Meanwhile, Don Quijote weekly, It was published between 1884 Y 1905 under the slogan "This newspaper is bought but not sold". It consisted in a sheet 46 by 70 centimeters, folded, with text on the outer faces and an illustration that occupied the two central pages. He appeared on Sundays, with a cost of 12 cents.

Its creator and director was the Madrid artist Eduardo Sojo (1849 – 1908), entrenched Republican ideas. The first edition of Don Quixote appeared in Buenos Aires 16 August 1884. Cartoonists were the Sojo himself and Manuel Mayol; and editors, the director and Manuel Garcia.

On its front and ruthless opposition to the government in power, the weekly was closed on several occasions and responsible prosecuted and imprisoned, suffering attempts on his life and endless harassments.