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Juan Pablo II

Pope John Paul II

born Karol Józef Wojtyła (Wadowice, Poland, 1920 - Rome 2005)
Pope from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005
(Wikipedia)

Manolo González
2007

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria / Juan Pablo II

Description

Bronze bust on aluminium and bronze pedestal with the text non abbiate paura ('Have No Fear').

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Juan Pablo II

Sculptor

Manolo González (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 1965), Spanish-Canarian sculptor from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Website - GEVIC, Escultura Canaria).

Sources & Information

Catálogo de bienes histórico-artístico del Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (PDF on-line).
Esculturas en Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1 P.
La Estrella que nos guia, Esculturas de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (1 P.).
Juan Álvarez Lasso, Bustos, esculturas y monumentos en la ciudad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Segunda parte (2011) (on-line), p. 332-335.

Locatie (N 28°6'13" - W 15°26'59") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca170; Photograph: 8 January 2015
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