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Plozévet
Finistère
Bretagne

Rue du 11 novembre 1918

Les sonneurs bretons

The Pipers of Bretagne

René Quillivic
1908/1937

Description

Bronze statue of two pipers (bagpipe and bombard), the brothers Pascal and Philibert Guéguen.

Inscription(s)

Signed: quillivic 1908

Information Sign

ce monument a été érigé
en hommage aux sonneurs bigoudens
inauguration le 22 aout 1937
en presence de m. jean zay
ministre de l'éducation nationale
et des beaux-arts
m. larquet, préfet du finistere
m. albert le bail, député-maire
de plozevet

SCULPTEUR
René QUILLIVIC
13 mai 1879 - 8 avril 1969

Sculptor

René Quillivic (Plouhinec, Finistère, 1879 - 1969), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Topic Topos, Patrimoine des communes de France.

Locatie (N 47°59'10" - W 4°25'33") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frbr079; Photograph: 29 May 2012
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