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Ángel Guimerà i Jorge

Santa Cruz de Tenerife 1845 - Barcelona 1924
Catalan writer
(Wikipedia)

Josep Cardona & Josep Maria Codina Corona
1982

Description

Statue of Ángel Guimerá sitting in a chair.

The original sculpture was made Josep Cardona in 1909 on the occasion of the homage paid to Ángel Guimerá in Barcelona. There are three replicas made by the sculptor Josep. M Codina i Corona, this one located in the Plaza San José Oriol in Barcelona, another in El Vendrell and one near the Guimerá Theatre in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Inscription(s)

àngel guimerà
1845-1924

Signature

obra de josep cardona furro / realitzada per codina corona / 1982

Sculptors

Josep Cardona i Furró (Barcelona 1878 - Moià 1922), Catalan sculptor (Wikipedia).
Josep Maria Codina Corona (Igualada 1935 - Barcelona 2006), Spanish-Caralan sculptor (Wikipedia).

Locatie (N 41°22'56" - E 2°10'26") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: escy039; Photograph: 5 September 2011
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