Manuel Pereira da Silva

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Manuel Pereira da Silva (born December 7, 1920 in Porto , † 2003 ) was a Portuguese sculptor .

The work of Manuel Pereira da Silva is on the one hand close to abstract art , but on the other hand is based on the representation of humans. In 2000, Manuel Pereira da Silva received an award for cultural achievements from the City Council of Vila Nova de Gaia .

education

From 1939 to 1943 he attended the College of Fine Arts ( Escola Superior de Belas-Artes ) at the University of Porto . During his studies he was awarded two prizes, "Teixeira Lopes" and "Soares dos Reis".

In 1946 and 1947 he studied in Paris at the École des Beaux-Arts .

Selected works and exhibitions

  • III. Exhibition of independent artists, in the Coliseum of Porto (1944)
  • Bas-relief in stone in the Rivoli Theater and Coliseum, Porto (1945)
  • Exhibition on Portuguese Life and Art in Lourenço Marques , Mozambique (1946)
  • Modern Art Exhibition in Caldas da Rainha (1954)
  • Bronze sculpture of General Ulysses S. Grant , President of the United States of America between 1868 and 1876. This monument was ordered by the Portuguese government from Pereira da Silva for the capital of Guinea-Bissau (1955)
  • Paintings in the Church of Santa Lucia in Viana do Castelo (1956)
  • Portrait of Snow White in Rua Santa Catarina in Porto (1957)
  • Bronze sculpture on the Praça do Marquês de Pombal in Porto (1958)
  • II. Modern Art Exhibition in Viana do Castelo (1959)
  • Ceramic bas-relief in Luanda the capital of Angola (1960)
  • Bas-relief made of stone D. Pedro Pitões exortando os cruzados (D. Pedro Pitões on the way to the crusade) in the Palace of Justice in Porto
  • II. Exhibition of sculpture by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, in Lisbon (1962)
  • Retrospective of his works and homage to the artist by the Artists Association of Vila Nova de Gaia (1987)

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personal data
SURNAME Pereira da Silva, Manuel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Portuguese sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH December 7, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH postage
DATE OF DEATH 2003