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Avenida da Liberdade

Almeida Garrett

João Batista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, later 1.º Visconde de Almeida Garrett,
Porto 1799 - Lisboa 1854
Portuguese poet, playwright, novelist and politician
(Wikipedia)

Salvador Barata Feyo
1945 (1950)

Description

Stone statue, executed in 1945 by the Salvador Barata Feyo, it was inaugurated on 27 May 27 1952.

part of a group of four statues of illustrious figures of the 19th century, executed by the most influential sculptors of the Estado Novo, at the intersection of the Avenida da Liberdade and the Rua Alexandre Herculano:

Inscription(s)

ALMEIDA GARRETT
1799-1854

camara municipal de lisboa
1950

Sculptor

Salvador Carvão da Silva d'Eça Barata Feyo (Moçâmedes 1899 - 1990) Portuguese sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, Equipamentos.

Locatie (N 38°43'24" - W 9°8'53") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptli034; Photograph: 28 August 2017
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