Perlotti, Luis, 1890-1969
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found: La escultura indigenista de Luis Perlotti, 1994:t.p. (Luis Perlotti) p. 5, etc. (b. June 23, 1890; d. 1969)
found: Wikpedia, July 6, 2015(Luis Perlotti; Argentine sculptor; born June 23, 1890 in Buenos Aires; died January 25, 1969 in Punta del Este, Uruguay; Perlotti was born into a family of Italian immigrant workers; he was employed at the Rigolleau glass factory, and later at a cabinet maker, where he developed skills in polishing and shaping; he began his studies as a craftsman and sculptor at the Unione e Benevolenza mutual aid society, and was later accepted into the National Academy of Fine Arts; he soon received commissions to create busts and memorials for the National Military College, and exhibited for the first time at the National Salon in 1914; he was commissioned to create large-scale works for both public display and for private clients, notably the Mar del Plata monument to his friend, the poet Alfonsina Storni; other notable works include the Monument to Bartolomé Mitre, in the city of Corrientes; the monument to Los Libres del Sur, in the city of Chascomús; Return to the Fatherland, in Tunuyán, Mendoza; The Dance of the Arrow, in Paraná, Entre Ríos; the monument to the Andes, Los Andes Park, in the Chacarita ward of Buenos Aires; La Piedad, in Chacarita Cemetery; memorials to Generals Juan Lavalle and Pablo Riccheri, and boxer Luis Firpo, in La Recoleta Cemetery; a monument to motherhood, in Rivadavia Square; relief in homage to Lady Liberty on the base of the Plaza Arenales flag pole; a monument to José de San Martín, located in the Supreme Court; and the Martín Fierro Award; Perlotti donated his house and workshop in the Caballito ward of Buenos Aires in 1969 for its use as a museum; he died in an automobile accident in January 1969 while vacationing in Punta del Este, Uruguay)
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1996-06-25: new
2015-07-08: revised
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