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Benito Pérez Galdós

Las Palmas de GC 1843 - Madrid 1920
Spanish realist novelist. Some authorities consider him second only to Cervantes in stature as a Spanish novelist. He was the leading literary figure in 19th century Spain
(Wikipedia)

Ana Luisa Benítez
2003

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria / Benito Pérez Galdós

Description

Bronze statue of Galdós sitting on a bench and reading 'e. rostand, cyrano de bergerac

Inscription(s)

El Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
al escritor D. Benito Pérez Galdós
18 de julio de 2003

Obra de la artista Ana Luisa Benítez,
cedida a esta ciudad por la empresa
Construcciones Verde Suárez

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Benito Pérez Galdós

Sculptor

Ana Luisa Benítez Suárez, Spanish-Canarian sculptor and painter of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Website).

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. 306-307.

Locatie (N 28°6'45" - W 15°25'47") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca237; Photograph: 9 January 2015
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