Statues - Hither & Thither

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Funchal
(Fr. de São Pedro)
Madeira (ilha)
Reg. Aut. da Madeira

Praça D. Francisco Santana

D. Francisco Antunes Santana

Lisboa 1924 - Funchal 1982
Bishop of Funchal, 1974-1982, had a key role in the political process in 1974
(Wikipedia)

Ricardo Velosa
1991 (1992)

Description

Bronze bust.

Signature

Ricardo | Jorge | 1991

Annotation

Inaugurated 5 March 1992.

Sculptor

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

Sources & Information

Arquipelagos, Image Bank.
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°38'57" - W 16°55'26") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptma101; Photograph: 10 January 2014
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