Rosa Ramalho
Encyclopedia
Rosa Ramalho DamSE is the artist name of noted Portuguese
ceramist Rosa Barbosa Lopes.
, in Barcelos
. She had learned to work clay at a young age; however, when she married a miller at 18 and had seven children, she left pottery behind to raise her family. After her husband's death when she was aged 68, she returned to work with clay and began to create the figures that would establish her fame.
Painter
António Quadros aided in the discovery of Rosa Ramalho; she was the first to be known individually by name and had the acknowledgement, among other entities, of the Presidency
, which made Rosa Ramalho a Dame in the Order of Saint James of the Sword. In 1968 it had also been given the medal "As Artes ao Serviço da Nação" (Arts in Service to the Nation).
About Ramalho, there is a book by Mário Cláudio (Rosa, 1988, included in Trilogia da mão) and a short film documentary by Nuno Paulo Bouça (À volta de Rosa Ramalho, 1996). A city street and a school in the parish of Barcelinhos
also bear her name. There also exists the possibility of her old house in São Martinho de Galegos into a pottery museum.
Her work is continued today by her granddaughter Júlia Ramalho.
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
ceramist Rosa Barbosa Lopes.
Biography
Rosa Ramalho was born to a shoemaker and a weaver on 14 August 1888 in the parish of São Martinho de GalegosGalegos (São Martinho)
Galegos is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Barcelos. It has a population of 2,051 inhabitants and a total area of 3.10 km²....
, in Barcelos
Barcelos, Portugal
Barcelos is a city in Barcelos Municipality in Braga District. The city has a population of 20,625.-History:Originally a Roman settlement, it expanded and became the seat of the First Duke of Bragança in the 15th century...
. She had learned to work clay at a young age; however, when she married a miller at 18 and had seven children, she left pottery behind to raise her family. After her husband's death when she was aged 68, she returned to work with clay and began to create the figures that would establish her fame.
Painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
António Quadros aided in the discovery of Rosa Ramalho; she was the first to be known individually by name and had the acknowledgement, among other entities, of the Presidency
President of Portugal
Portugal has been a republic since 1910, and since that time the head of state has been the president, whose official title is President of the Portuguese Republic ....
, which made Rosa Ramalho a Dame in the Order of Saint James of the Sword. In 1968 it had also been given the medal "As Artes ao Serviço da Nação" (Arts in Service to the Nation).
About Ramalho, there is a book by Mário Cláudio (Rosa, 1988, included in Trilogia da mão) and a short film documentary by Nuno Paulo Bouça (À volta de Rosa Ramalho, 1996). A city street and a school in the parish of Barcelinhos
Barcelinhos
Barcelinhos is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Barcelos....
also bear her name. There also exists the possibility of her old house in São Martinho de Galegos into a pottery museum.
Her work is continued today by her granddaughter Júlia Ramalho.