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Józef Piłsudski

Zułów [Zalavas] 1867 - Warszawa 1935
Polish statesman; Chief of State (1918-22), "First Marshal" (from 1920), and leader (1926-35) of the Second Polish Republic
(Wikipedia)

Ricardo Velosa
2009

Description

Bronze bust.

Inscription(s)

Józef Pilsudski
(1867-1935)

Marszalek Polski. Nacelnik Państwa
Przebywal na Maderze od grudnia 1930 do marca 1931 r.

Józef Pilsudski
(1867-1935)

Marechal da Polónia. Chefe de Estado.
Esteve na Madeira de Dezembro de 1930 a Março de 1931

Józef Piłsudski
(1867-1935)

Marshal of Poland. Head of State.
Was on Madeira from December 1930 to March 1931

Signature

Ricardo | Jorge 09 | madeira

Sculptor

Ricardo Jorge Abrantes Velosa (also: Veloza) (Rio de Janeiro 1947), Madeiran sculptor (Biography).

Sources & Information

Funchal Municipio, Funchal: Cidade com Arte (2010) (PDF on-line).
Padre António Vieira, Estátuas Madeirenses: Fotos e apontamentos sobre estátuas madeirenses (Blogspot).

Locatie (N 32°38'51" - W 16°54'31") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptma040; Photograph: 7 January 2014
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