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Closeup on a handmade ceramic piece by the Portuguese potter and sculptor José Franco (1920-2009).

José Franco came from a humble family of potters and started developing his artistic style since a very young age. He was influenced both by the popular art of pottery as by more high level clay artists and made also many Nativity Scenes.
The greatest accomplishment of José Franco was his "Aldeia Típica de José Franco" ("Typical Village of José Franco"), an open air museum that recreates a village from the Mafra region (Portugal) at the first decades of the 20th century, in Sobreiro village.

Description

Closeup on a handmade ceramic piece by the Portuguese potter and sculptor José Franco (1920-2009).

José Franco came from a humble family of potters and started developing his artistic style since a very young age. He was influenced both by the popular art of pottery as by more high level clay artists and made also many Nativity Scenes.
The greatest accomplishment of José Franco was his "Aldeia Típica de José Franco" ("Typical Village of José Franco"), an open air museum that recreates a village from the Mafra region (Portugal) at the first decades of the 20th century, in Sobreiro village.