biography of Antonio DA COSTA (1899-?)

Birth place: Lisbon, Portugal

Addresses: New York 71, NY

Profession: Sculptor

Studied: FA Superior Sch., Lisbon, and with Simoes d'Almeida, Antoine Bourdelle.

Exhibited: Paris Salon; Salon d'Automne; Intl. Exh., Paris, France; Int. Exh., Brazil; Rio de Janeiro (solo); Int. Exh., Seville, Spain; many exhs. in Portugal; So. Vermont A., 1949, 1950, 1952; NSS, 1956. Awards: medals, Rio de Janeiro; Seville, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal.

Member: Societe Nationale de Beaux-Arts, Paris; Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes, Portugal; NSS.

Work: Sculptures in Portugal; Azores; Goa, India; Amagola, Africa; France; Spain; Argentina; Brazil; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Mus. of State Dept., Rio de Janeiro; Mus. Contemp. A., Lisbon; Mus. City of Lisbon; Mus. of Setubal, Portugal. Many monuments, statues, groups, reliefs and busts in public bldgs., churches, public gardens and private homes; statue of stallion, Bull Lea," Calumet Farms, Ky."

Sources: WW59