Samora Barros Pintor, Largo Engenheiro Duarte Pacheco, Albufeira, Portugal.
Posted by: 
greysman
N 37° 05.289 W 008° 15.141
29S E 566446 N 4104912
One of Albufeira's most famous citizens is the local artist, Samora Barros. He has an art gallery named after him.
Waymark Code: WMZG9G
Location: Faro, Portugal
Date Posted: 11/07/2018
Views: 7
José Ricardo Júdice Samora Barros was born on 3rd April, 1887 and attended the painting course at the School of Fine Arts in Lisbon, where he received several honorary awards. He had some liberal ideas and is not only connected to the history of the city for his artistic side, but for having dedicated body and soul to the valorization and defence of his homeland, participating actively in the social and political life of the city. He died in 1972.
His brass bust has been placed at the right end of an art gallery building on a plinth of granite and states simply 'SAMORA BARROS PINTOR 1887 1972' in five lines of raised black lettering.
The Art Gallery is named after this artist, known simply as Samora Barros, is in the Jardim Público de Albufeira, the historic center of town and can be found in the old Electrical Power Station which dates from 1926, on the south side of the square. In 1988 the building was revamped and transformed into an Art Gallery. It has two floors and large arched exterior spans to the north enabling natural lighting throughout the building, the tiles and external motives on the façade are by Samora Barros. The gallery displays masterpieces by a variety of artists and showcases many different painting techniques.
URL of the statue: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
You must have visited the site in person, not online.