Statues - Hither & Thither

Description

Two groups of bas-reliefs with scenes alluding to rural and fishing activities in the different regions of Portugal, made by Júlio de Sousa as part of the adaptation project of the previous Pavilion of the Section of the Popular Life of the Portuguese World Exhibition, 1940, that gave origin to the present Museum of Folk Art, inaugurated in 1948.

Sculptor

• Júlio de Sousa (Lisboa 1906 - 1966), Portuguese sculptor, painter, composer and poet (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

• Alexandre Pomar, A escultura do Museu de Arte Popular.
• 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.

Tags

• Town: Lisboa
• Subdivision: Lisboa (distrito)
• Region: Lisboa (região)
• Country: Portugal
• Agriculture
• Couple
• Farmer and his wifte
• Sousa, Júlio de
• Viniculture

Location (N 38°41'36" - W 9°12'31")