Tradition, nationalism and modernity: the monument Duque de Caxias / Tradição, nacionalismo e modernidade: o monumento Duque de Caxias

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2006

RESUMO

This dissertation concerns the monument Duque de Caxias in the city of São Paulo, by the modernist sculptor Victor Brecheret. The analysis of the monument is based on its iconography, on newly found documents about the project and the creation of the monument, as well as related literature. This analysis discusses the conception, creation, and integration of the monument, as well as its opacity in the current urban context. It also shows how these aspects were influenced by the development and modernization of the city of São Paulo, by the process of making an national identity, by invention of tradition, by changes in political and ideological views during the first half of the twentieth century, as well as by the military roots of the project. The opacity mentioned above is emphasized, particularly when it is compared with another monument by the same sculptor, created in the same period, and until today a symbol of São Paulo - the monument às Bandeiras.

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national identity identidade nacional monument duque de caxias victor brecheret monumento duque de caxias invenção da tradição victor brecheret invention of tradition

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