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Funchal
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Madeira (ilha)
Reg. Aut. da Madeira

Praça do Turista

Monumento ao Turista

Monument to the Tourist

Ricardo Velosa
1989 (1992)

Description

Bronze sculpture of several faces and hands.

Inscription(s)

sem amizade nao ha vida digna de vm homem livre

Without friendship there is no life worthy for a free man

a cidade do
funchal da
companhia
de segvros
imperio
09.07.92

To the city of
of Funchal by
the insurance
company
Imperio
9 July 1992

Signature

Ricardo | Jorge 1989
Funchal - Monumento ao Turista

Annotation

Tribute to tourists and friends, who provide the meeting of different cultures. Inaugurated 9 July 1992.

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).
Arquipelagos, Image Bank.
Padre António Vieira, Estátuas Madeirenses: Fotos e apontamentos sobre estátuas madeirenses (Blogspot).

Locatie (N 32°38'36" - W 16°55'18") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptma047; Photograph: 7 January 2014
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