{"id":1709,"date":"2010-02-17T14:23:08","date_gmt":"2010-02-17T17:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recoletacemetery.com\/?p=1709"},"modified":"2026-01-08T19:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T18:56:11","slug":"391-foto-tba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/?p=1709","title":{"rendered":"391. marco avellaneda ◊"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As President of the C\u00e1mara de Diputados (an equivalent to the US House of Representatives) from 1896 to 1901 —as well as brother of President Nicol\u00e1s Avellaneda<\/a>— Marco was decidedly not in favor of universal male suffrage & spoke out against the Ley S\u00e1enz Pe\u00f1a<\/a>. However, his lifetime service to Argentina in public office made him a well-known & recognized figure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passing away in 1911, the Art Nouveau sculpture signed “Cardona” has been admired by many… if you can find it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Update (December 2025):<\/strong> Graciela Blanco<\/strong> has done some fantastic research into the sculpture titled “Lo Dolor” in a 1914 edition of the art magazine “Ilustraci\u00f3 Catalana<\/em>” (Year XII, N\u00ba 596) & attributed to Joseph Cardona:<\/p>\n\n\n

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In 1909, Josep\/Joseph Cardona was already a prominent artist in the Catalan community as noted by a two-page feature in the same magazine (Ilustraci\u00f3 Catalana<\/em>, Year VII, N\u00ba 314):<\/p>\n\n\n

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In fact, praise of Cardona would continue even after sculpting the funeral monument for Marco Avellaneda (La Ilustraci\u00f3n Art\u00edstica<\/em>, Year XXXI, N\u00ba 1572):<\/p>\n\n\n

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Authors F\u00e1tima L\u00f3pez P\u00e9rez & M. \u00c1ngles L\u00f3pez Piqueras state that Cardona lived in Argentina from 1909 to 1918 (with a brief stay in Barcelona during 1912-13) & was warmly welcomed back to his homeland:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Returning from Argentina and after a few days in Madrid, the notable sculptor Joseph Cardona is in our city [\u2026] We give our cordial welcome to the artist, rejoicing in the triumphs achieved in America, which are ultimately triumphs for Catalonia.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

However, Blanco notes that Juan Jos\u00e9 Cardona Morera<\/strong> —Josep Cardona’s nephew & a sculptor as well— came to Buenos Aires & lived with his uncle during the production of the funeral statue. So who was the artist? Uncle or nephew? It’s an odd puzzle with even official websites confusing the two artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While we may never know for certain, I’m of the belief that the uncle (who was more established in 1911) was responsible for this beautiful artwork. Blanco did compare signatures & is not convinced, but that characteristic swoop underneath the uncle’s name appears on all of his other work… however, you decide for yourself \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n

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As President of the C\u00e1mara de Diputados (an equivalent to the US House of Representatives) from 1896 to 1901 —as well as brother of President…<\/p>\n

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