------------------------------------------------------------------------ Photos from Goa's 2009 mando festival: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/sets/72157622843319441/ Event on Wed, Thurs evening from 5 pm onwards, Kala Academy, Panaji-Goa
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goanet News Service reported: 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) ----------- Please note that the statue of Abbe Faria near the Secretariat is made of bronze and was sculpted by Ramchandra Pandurang Kamat. Cheers! Cecil ========
