Oskar Pinto Lobo

Fernando Oscar Pinto Lobo (Oskar), born in 1913, descended from a family from Goa and with an English grandfather, graduated in Architecture from the Lisbon School of Fine Arts, where he also studied painting. Father of the fashion designer. Ana Salazar, His house on Rua da Praia da Vitória, next to the Monumental, was a meeting point for friends and artists such as João Villaret, António Ferro, Fernanda de Castro and Almada Negreiros, with whom her father was a great friend. Ana constantly recognizes herself in him, a man of impeccable appearance and always very well dressed, nicknamed the "perfect prince" at the Camões High School.

Oscar Pinto Lobo He played an important role in graphic design and tourism promotion in Portugal, especially during the 1950s and 60s. He was the graphic director of the National Information Secretariat (SNI) and a technical consultant for the Costa do Sol Tourism Board, developing his activity as a designer and illustrator in official publications and tourism yearbooks, often in collaboration with Manoel Lapa. He created pictorial and warm solar discs that illustrated the 250 sunny days a year, helping to build the image of mass tourism in Portugal.

In the 1940s, he was also an interior decorator, notably at the Olaio store, which specialized in American-style oak furniture. Between 1932 and 1943, he contributed to humorous newspapers and children's magazines, including "Ilustração" and "ABC-Zinho," where he created characters such as Tom Migas and the horse Cara Linda, as well as adaptations of Laurel and Hardy. Oskar was among the designers and artists who contributed to a modern image of the country and TAP (the Portuguese airline).

He was also a founding member of the Literary and Artistic Society PARLATÓRIO, created on October 18, 1989, with the aim of promoting culture and art, with the first meeting taking place at the Parlatório Restaurant. Fernando Óscar Pinto Lobo He died in Lisbon in 1995.