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Gracias Madre

Thank You Mother

Toño Patallo
2016

Description

Corten steel silhouet (5 meters/16 feet high) of a mother. It is unveiled 1 May 2016.

Inscription(s)

Escultura "Gracias Madre"

Homenaje a la Madre, en especial a la
figura de la mujer del campo, que
alternaba el cuidado de los hijos con
las duras tareas agrícolas en una
época no tan lejana.

Autor: Toño Patallo
Tesjuate, 1 de mayo de 2016.

Sculpture "Thank you Mother"

Tribute to the Mother, especially the
figure of the country woman, who
alternated the care of children with
the harsh agricultural tasks in a
not so distant time.

Author: Toño Patallo
Tesjuate, 1 May 2016

Signature

Patallo

Tesjuate - Gracias Madre

Sculptor

Antonio Alonso-Patallo Valerón, painter and sculptor of Puerto del Rosario (Website).

Sources & Information

Fuerteventura Digital, 3 May 2016, Puerto del Rosario : Inugurada Escultura “Gracias Madre” en Tesjuate.
Fuerteventura Magazine, 3 May 2016, La escultura "Gracias Madre" ya luce en Tesjuate.

Locatie (N 28°29'21" - W 13°56'13") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca383; Photograph: 16 April 2018
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