What is Antonio Pujía?
[[File:Antonio Pujia.jpg|240px|thumb|Pujía in his atelier|alt=Antonio Pujía at his studio in Floresta, Buenos Aires, Argentina.]] '''Antonio Pujía''' (11 June 1929<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tdwwAQAAIAAJ&q=Antonio+Puj%C3%ADa+11+de+junio+de+1929|title=Lyra|date=15 February 1973|via=Google Books}}</ref> &ndash; 26 May 2018) was an Italian-born Argentine sculptor. Through his artwork he has always honored women, but he has also denounced the world´s horrors of famine and war. He was born in [[Polia]], [[Calabria]], Italy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://antoniopujia.com/biografia.php?lang=0#.Vm14d16zmew |title=Biografía Antonio Pujía |date=2004 |access-date=December 13, 2015 |website=antoniopujia.com |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222115818/http://antoniopujia.com/biografia.php?lang=0 |archive-date=December 22, 2015 }}</ref> His 1975 exhibit at the [[Centro Cultural General San Martín|San Martín Cultural Center]] was a particular success, and Pujía added his entire warehouse of works to the initial display. He lived in [[Spain]] from 1975 to 1976, working in the renowned [[Escorial]] Museum. Pujía died on 26 May 2018 in [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]] of [[colorectal cancer]] at the age of 88.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://antoniopujia.com/biografia.php?lang=0#.Wwzg3DSFOM8|title=Antonio Pujia, Biografía|website=antoniopujia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/2138414-muere-el-escultor-antonio-pujia|title=Muere el escultor Antonio Pujía|date=27 May 2018|website=www.lanacion.com.ar|access-date=30 May 2018|archive-date=28 May 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180528203228/https://www.lanacion.com.ar/2138414-muere-el-escultor-antonio-pujia|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pujia, Antonio}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from colorectal cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Argentina]] [[Category:Italian educators]] [[Category:Italian sculptors]]