Rosa Ramalho: Difference between revisions

| birth_place = [[Galegos (São Martinho)|São Martinho de Galegos]], [[Barcelos, Portugal|Barcelos]]

| death_date = December 1977 (aged 89)

| death_place = [[Galegos (São Martinho)|São Martinho de Galegos]], [[Barcelos, Portugal|Barcelos]]

'''Rosa Ramalho''' <small>[[Order of Saint James of the Sword|DamSE]]</small> ([[1888]]-[[1977]]) is the stageartist name of Rosa Barbosa Lopes, ceramist and emblematic figure of the traditionalnoted [[Portugal|Portuguese people|Portugese]] potteryceramist '''Rosa Barbosa Lopes'''.

Rosa Ramalho was born to a Portugueseshoemaker [[Sculpture|sculptor]]and borna weaver on August 14, August 1888, in the parish of [[Galegos (São Martinho)|São Martinho de Galegos]], in ([[Barcelos, Portugal|Barcelos]]). TheShe daughterhad oflearned ato shoemakerwork andclay at a weaveryoung age; however, marriedwhen atshe 18 withmarried a miller at 18 and had seven children. Learned to work the clay from a very young, butshe stoppedleft thepottery business for about 50 yearsbehind to raise aher family. Only afterAfter her husband's death, andwhen alreadyshe 68was yearsaged old68, she returned to work with clay and began to create the figures that madewould themestablish famous. His plays both dramatic and whimsical, denoting a prodigious imagination, distinguished it from other potters and brought him aher fame that crossed borders.

It was António Quadros ([[Painting|painterPainter]]) whoAntónio wasQuadros dueaided toin the discovery of Rosa Ramalho; artistic criticism and publicity in the media "cults." The sculptorshe was the first to be known individually by name recognition and had the acknowledgement, among other thingsentities, of the [[President of Portugal|Presidency]], which inmade JuneRosa 9,Ramalho 1980a awardedDame him the degree of Lady ofin the [[Order of Saint James of the Sword]]. In 1968 it had also been given the medal "TheAs Artes ao Serviço da Nação" (''Arts in Service to the Nation"'').

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| DATE OF BIRTH = August 14, August 1888

| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Galegos (São Martinho)|São Martinho de Galegos]], [[Barcelos, Portugal|Barcelos]]

| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Galegos (São Martinho)|São Martinho de Galegos]], [[Barcelos, Portugal|Barcelos]]