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Neighborhood Art - in Argentina
by Bill Evans
Benito Quinquela Martin was born in the La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1890. He is considered one of the most famous and popular Argentine painters. His piece, "Return from fishing", was adapted to tile by ceramic artist Ricardo Sanchez and placed on this apartment building on Calle Caminito, La Boca neighborhood's most famous street and Argentina's renowned 'open air' museum.
This sculpture, entitled 'Mother' (La Madre), is part of the La Boca neighborhood open-air art exhibition in Buenos Aires. It was sculpted by Argentinian artist Juan B. Leone.
This colorful and heavily traveled pedestrian bridge, dubbed 'School of Law Bridge' (Puente Facultad de Derechos), crosses President Figueroa Alcorta Avenue a major thoroughfare in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The bridge takes you from the National Museum of Fine Arts (Museo National de Bellas Artes) to the 'University of Buenos Aires School of Law' (Universidad de Buenos Aires Facultad de Derechos) and 'United Nations Plaza' (Plaza de las Naciones Unidas) with its renowned steel flower sculpture and reflecting pool.
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