Tomas Montserrat

Background

Tomas was born on July 8, 1873, in Llucmajor, Spain.

From 1888 to 1898 Montserrat attended a seminary in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, while there, he taught photography.

In 1898 after being ordained a priest, Montserrat returned to Llucmajor, Spain where he spent his life as both parish priest and town photographer.

Publications Monograph: Tomas Montserrat, 1873-1944, Helena Srakocie, 1977 (Spectrum Editions/Bolopie, London).

Quotes from others about the person

Using a primitive open-air studio behind the church, Tomas left a "portrait of a people more primitive, tougher, but more humane than the ones we live with now," wrote Helena Srakocie.