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Funchal
(Fr. de Santa Luzia)
Madeira (ilha)
Reg. Aut. da Madeira

Rua Elias Garcia 14
(Direcção Regional de Segurança Social)

A Família

The Family

Jorge Vieira
1960

Description

Abstract sculpture of a man, a woman and a child.

Annotation

One of the two statues at the building of the Caixa Sindical de Previdência e Abono de Família do Funchal (Union Bank for Welfare and Family Allowance of Funchal), designed by architect Chorão Ramalho, inaugurated 23 April 1971. The other sculpture is Previdência (Pension).

Sculptor

Jorge Ricardo da Conceição Vieira (Lisboa 1922 - Évora, 1998), Portuguese sculptor (Wikipedia).

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°39'7" - W 16°54'24") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptma117; Photograph: 12 January 2014
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