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Monumento dos Pescadores de Lagos

Monument for the Lagos Fishermen

Tolentino Abegoaria (de Lagos)
1995

Lagos / Monumento dos Pescadores de Lagos

Description

Statue of a fisherman sitting on the edge of a stone pedestal. Tribute by the Lagos Town Council to the fishermen as a sign of appreciation for the fishing class and their contribution to the socio-economic development of this town. It is located in the Fisherman's Quarter.

Inscription(s)

AOS PESCADORES
DE LAGOS

Sculptor

Tolentino Abegoaria, known as Tolentino de Lagos (Lagos 1959), Portuguese designer, sculptor and painter (Biography).

Sources & Information

Igogo, Monumentos em Lagos
Camara Municipal Lagos, Artístico / Arte Pública.
Freguesia de São Gonçalo de Lagos, Monumentos.
Roberto Carlos Soares Miquelino, Do Monumento à Escultura Pública em Portugal no século XX (Breves considerações e estudo do caso regional lacobrigense). Universidade de Lisboa (PDF on-line).
Maria Isabel Serra Granado Cordeiro Laranjo, Escultura pública no Algave séculos XX e XXI (1900-2009). Universidade de Lisboa, 2010 (PDF on-line).

Locatie (N 37°6'12" - W 8°40'57") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptag009; Photograph: 6 September 2017
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