Àngel Pla
Àngel Pla (1930 –26 February 2021) was a Spanish-born Andorran
Pla was born in Barcelona, Spain, in 1930.[1][4] He was raised in France until 1936, when the family returned to Spain.[4] Pla attended Escola de la Llotja, an arts and design school in Barcelona, while working as an apprentice, from the age of 17 until he was 20 years old.[4]
He moved to Andorra in 1958 to accept a job offer as a craftsman in the workshop of Jaume Bordas, on Avenida Meritxell.[1][2][4] Pla was one of a number of Spanish artists to settle in Andorra during the era, including sculptor Sergi Mas and poet Esteve Albert i Corp.[1]
In 1970, Pla opened his landmark workshop on the Monjó Square in Andorra la Vella's Old Town.
Àngel Pla died in Andorra la Vella on 26 February 2021, at the age of 91, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Andorra.[1][3]
References
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- ^ a b c "Mor als 91 anys el tallista del barri antic Àngel Pla". Diari d'Andorra. 27 February 2021. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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- ^ a b c d "Àngel Pla, per ell mateix". Diari Bondia. 2 March 2021. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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