Buenos Aires Plaza J. J. de Urquiza [1930s]

Description: In honour of the president of the Confederación Argentina (from 1854 to 1860) Justo José de Urquiza (1801-1870), a square was built by the end of the 19th century and refined in the 1930s. It is situated in the historical and glamorous neighbourhood of Recoleta, in the city of Buenos Aires, around the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (or The National Museum of Art). The square is characterised by its charm and beauty thanks to its magnificent trees and sculptures: the figures of the rural workers—“The Sower” and “The Harvester”--by the Belgium sculptor Constantin Meunier (1831-1905) and the bronze figures of “Hercules the Archer” (1909) and “Dying Centaur” (1914) of the French sculptor Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929). This square represented what has been called the adornments of European civilization in a country deeply rooted and still living in a rural and traditional society. This envelope has information on the square and its construction, including the original design of the future square. Extent of original: Handmade envelope . Condition of original: Regular to bad condition.