Monument to the Bandeiras

Monument to the Bandeiras
Portuguese: O Monumento às Bandeiras

Monument to the Bandeiras, front view
Artist Victor Brecheret
Year 1921
Medium Granite

Monument to the Bandeiras (O Monumento às Bandeiras) is a large-scale sculpture by the Italian-Brazilian sculptor Victor Brecheret (1894-1955) at the entrance of Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo, Brazil.[1] It was commissioned by the government of São Paulo in 1921 and completed in 1954. The monument, given its size and location, has now become an integral part of the landscape of São Paulo.[2]

The monument was erected in the south central area of the city in Armando Salles de Oliveira Square (Armando Salles de Oliveira Square), opposite the Palácio 9 de Julho, headquarters of the Legislative Assembly of the State of São Paulo.

References

  1. Araujo, Ana, ed. (2012). Politics of Memory : Making Slavery Visible in the Public Space. New York: Routledge. p. 202. ISBN 9780415526920.
  2. "Inventário de Obras de Arte em Logradouros Públicos da Cidade de São Paulo: Monumento às Bandeiras" (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Prefeitura de São Paulo. 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-21.

Coordinates: 23°34′48″S 46°39′39″W / 23.5800°S 46.6607°W / -23.5800; -46.6607


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