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Adam and Eve
Zé Rodrigues1959/1969
Museu de Folclore Edison Carneiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Details
- Title: Adam and Eve
- Creator: Zé Rodrigues
- Date Created: 1959/1969
- Location: Alto do Moura, Caruaru, PE
- Physical Dimensions: 11,4 x 5,9 in
- Medium: Clay
- Photo Credit: Francisco Moreira da Costa
- About Creator: José Rodrigues da Silva (1914-1977) stands out among the other ceramists in Alto do Moura, Caruaru, PE, due to his repertoire of religious themes and regional figures from the Northeast of Brazil, like Lampião and Maria Bonita, His overlarge pieces demanded the building of new ovens in the community. As to his technique,he developed a glassy finishing and was considered a master, according to Frota (2005).Unlike most of this contemporaries, Zé Rodrigues had no children.
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