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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria

Parque Doramas
(Calle Doctor Juan Carlos Marina Fiol)

Benito Pérez Galdós

Las Palmas de GC 1843 - Madrid 1920
Spanish realist novelist. Some authorities consider him second only to Cervantes in stature as a Spanish novelist. He was the leading literary figure in 19th century Spain
(Wikipedia)

Teo Mesa
2000

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria / Benito Pérez Galdós

Description

Bronze bust with a special feature that is right hand is depicted supporting Galdós' head.

Inscription(s)

d. benito pérez galdós
donado por la
fundació pérez galdós
a la ciudad de
las palmas de gran canaria

Autor: Teo Mesa.

Octubre de 2000.

Sculptor

Teo Mesa (Guía, Gran Canaria, 1948), Spanish-Canarian sculptor and painter (Biography).

Sources & Information

Catálogo de bienes histórico-artístico del Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (PDF on-line).
Esculturas en Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1 P.
La Estrella que nos guia, Esculturas de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (3a parte).
Juan Álvarez Lasso, Bustos, esculturas y monumentos en la ciudad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Primera parte (2011) (on-line), p. 511-512.

Locatie (N 28°7'16" - W 15°25'35") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca158; Photograph: 7 January 2015
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