Statues - Hither & Thither

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Duas Mulheres

Two Women

Adelina de Oliveira
1940

Description

In front the eastern façade of the Museum of Folk Art stand stone statues on brick pedestals, these statues are made by Barata Feyo for the Pavilion of the Section of the Popular Life of the Portuguese World Exhibition, 1940.

Lisboa - Duas Mulheres
Woman with boat
Woman with dove

Sculptor

Adelina de Oliveira, Portuguese sculptor.

Sources & Information

Joana Damasceno, Museus para o Povo Português Universidade de Coimbra
Alexandre Pomar, A escultura do Museu de Arte Popular. - identifies the two women as St. Vincent and St. Anthony.
Helena Elias, 'Um espaço de representação:arte pública e transformações urbanas na zona ribeirinha de Belém', On the W@terfront 6 (September, 2004, Arte público / Espaciopúblico, Universidade de Barcelona) (PDF-online).
Museu de Arte Popular, Offical website.
Patrimonio Cultural, Edifício do Museu de Arte Popular.

Locatie (N 38°41'37" - W 9°12'29") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptli056; Photograph: 30 August 2017
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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