Alfredo Bigatti (1898–1964) was an Argentine sculptor, medalist, and visual artist. Born in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

, Bigatti studied and then taught at the Academy of Fine Arts, and then toured numerous countries in Europe from 1924 through 1928, including studying in Paris with Antoine Bourdelle. Bigatti's major work is probably the National Flag Memorial in Rosario, Santa Fe, in collaboration with architects

Ángel Guido Ángel Francisco Guido (1896–1960) was an Argentine architect, engineer and writer. Guido was educated at the National University of Córdoba and graduated as an architect in 1921. Most of his work is in his home town of Rosario. With ...

and Alejandro Bustillo, and fellow sculptors

José Fioravanti José Fioravanti (August 4, 1896 – October 10, 1977) was a prolific Argentine sculptor known for the many civic monuments he created. Life and work Fioravanti was born in Buenos Aires in 1896. He developed a very early interest in sculpture ...

and

Eduardo Barnes Eduardo Amancio Barnes (March 24, 1901 – August 31, 1977) was an Argentine sculptor, and one of his country's preeminent creators of sacred art. Life and work Barnes was born in Rosario in 1901. The self-taught sculptor worked with clay, marble ...

. In 1936 Bigatti married the Expressionist painter

Raquel Forner Raquel Forner (1902–1988) was an Argentine painter known for her expressionist works. Life Forner was born in Buenos Aires in 1902. Her father was Spanish by nationality and her mother was an Argentine of Spanish descent. As a result of fr ...

Monumento a la Bandera - Océano Atlántico

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online biography

1898 births 1964 deaths Artists from Buenos Aires 20th-century Argentine sculptors 20th-century Argentine male artists Male sculptors {{Argentina-sculptor-stub