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Arinaga
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Gran Canaria

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Niño Pulpiando

Boy with Octopuses

Beatriz González de la Vega Guillén (Gove)
1999

Description

Sculpture of a boy catching octopuses, which was a typical activity in this regions. The sculpture stands on a rock in the sea.

Arinaga - Niño Pulpiando

Sculptor

Beatriz González de la Vega Guillén (Beatriz Gove) (Madrid 1962), Spanish-Canarian sculptor (Website).

Sources & Information

Esculturas en Gran Canaria, Agüimes
La Estrella que nos guia, Esculturas de Agüimes.
Ana María Quesada Acosta, La nueva escultura pública de Gran Canaria (1995-2006): Aportaciones para su estudio. XVII Coloquio de historia canario-americano, p. 1399-1415. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria, 2006 (PDF on-line).

Locatie (N 27°51'24" - W 15°23'46") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca189; Photograph: 8 January 2015
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