Galdino's Mermaid

Mestre Galdino1970's or 1980's

Museu de Folclore Edison Carneiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A legendary figure known all over the world, in the most diverse societies, the mermaid, in the African matrix religions, is among the representations associated with Iemanjá, the entity that rules the waters of the sea.

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Title: Galdino's Mermaid
Creator: Mestre Galdino
Date Created: 1970's or 1980's
Location: Alto do Moura, Caruaru, PE
Physical Dimensions: 4.9 x 3.7 in
Medium: Clay
Photo Credit: Francisco Moreira da Costa
About Creator: Manoel Galdino de Freitas (1924-1996), or Master Galdino, of the so-called Vitalino School, from São Caetano, Pernambuco, is the rebel who dares to go beyond the master, producing ceramics that stand out from the other artists in Alto do Moura, where he chose to live after quitting his job at Caruaru City Hall. About him, Lélia Coelho Frota (2005) observes: "He always lived in poverty, being forced, in some periods, to perform services of various kinds in order to survive and manage to remain in art."

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