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254:(bronze, h. 4 m, 1954; Tiranë). She made sculptures on various themes, for example Seedlings (Afforestation) (coloured plaster, 1951), as well as portraits, like the life-size Dr Shiroka (marble, 1956; both Tiranë, A.G.). The gentle plasticity and clear outlines in her work convey a human warmth and awareness of space. The hands and other details of a portrait are often underpinned by a characteristic acumen.
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Justina Shkupi, volunteer in the Spanish Civil War.
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284:"Monumenti i Leninit", composed in bronze (1954)
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272:"Shipion Afrikani", portrait in plaster (1933)
320:"Nëna dhe fëmija", composed in plaster (1983)
305:"Ndoc Dedë Marku", portrait in plaster (1963)
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392:References
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