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Monumento à Bordadeira Madeirense

Monument to the Embroiderer of Madeira

Pedro dos Anjos Teixeira
1986

Funchal / Monumento à Bordadeira Madeirense

Description

Bronze sculpture of a woman teaching a girl to embroider.

Inscription(s)

HOMENAGEM
A
BORDADEIRA

Signature

Anjos | Teixeira | 1986

Annotation

Inaugurated in the presence of the president of the Republic, Dr. Mário Soares, on 30 June 1986.

Sculptor

Pedro Augusto Franco dos Anjos Teixeira (filho) [son] (Paris 1908 - Sintra 1997), Portuguese sculptor, son of Artur Gaspar dos Anjos Teixeira (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°39'3" - W 16°54'10") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptma017; Photograph: 6 January 2014
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