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CONSTANCIO FERNANDES ( 1909 - 1980) Renown Goan Artist, Sculptor, Poet, Violinist and Thinker. Born in Margao, Goa, and educated in Portuguese and English. Attended J J College of Arts in Mumbai for some time. Executed sculpture works in Marble, Bronze and Cement in erstwhile Bombay and later in Goa. Some of his well known works are a bronze bust of Padre Jose Vaz (displayed in the Margao Church Square) Abade Faria a black stone larger-than-life statue next to the old Secretariat (accordng to belle lettriste Nora Secco de Souza), Mahatma Gandhi and Young India, Thinker, Eve after the sin (sculpture and painting), Mors Liberatrix, Sir Lalubhai Samaldas, painting on canvas of Christ with Crown of Thorns and Eve ascending to heaven and several others. Some of these works were displayed at the Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai and also held displays at Clube Vasco da Gama (Menezes Braganca Hall. He has also executed many other sculptures of famous Indian, Portuguese and Goan personalities, some of which are displayed in the Municipal Garden, Margao, and in other cities of Goa. His "sculptural relief" or murals can be seen above the front entrance of Comunidade building, Margao and Municipal Market, Mapusa. When Pope Paul VI visited Mumbai in 1964, Constancio was selected to present in person, a miniatue bronze bust of Mahatma Gandhi to his Holiness, on behalf of Goans. He was awarded a gold medal for the huge cement statue of Mahatma Gandhi displayed at the first Industrial Exhibition, held at the Fatorda ground, in late sixties by the then finance Minister Shri Morarji Dessai. His Poems in English & Portuguese languages, were mainly published on local Goan daylies, O Heraldo and A Vida. He had great passion for classical music, he enjoyed playing violin and listening to concerts of Paganini and Mozart, played by the great violinist Yehudi Menuhin. He died on April 1, 1980 after suffering from prolonged illness due to multiple sclerosis. On December 9, 2009, he will complete his birth centenary. Thanks Dom Martin for the heads-up!! SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Goa
