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Ignace Jan Paderewski

Kurilovka, Litin uyezd, Podolia Governorate 1860 - New York 1941
Polish pianist and composer, and also a major politician, and spokesman for Polish nationalism
(Wikipedia)

Alphons Friedrich Magg
1964/2011

Description

Bronze bust on a fountain of 1873.

Information Sign

Buste d'Ignace Paderewski
Bronze d'Alphons Friedrich Magg (1891-1967)
Cette sculpture est mise à la disposition
de la Ville de Vevey
par la Commune de Montreux

Annotation

Inaugurated 8 July 2011. The bust was bought in 1964 by syndic Jean-Jacques Cevey of Montreux for a sculpture exposition.

Sculptor

Alphons Friedrich Magg (Zürich 1891 - Zollikon 1967), Swiss sculptor (SIKART Lexikon).

Sources & Information

Ville de Vevey, Paderewski s'installe aux Trois Couronnes.

Locatie (N 46°27'30" - E 6°50'53") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: chvd059; Photograph: 4 June 2013
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