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- 1899 - 1991 (Creation)
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C. 6 m of written documentation.
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Biographical history
António Cardoso Pinheiro de Carvalho was born in Amarante on 21 July 1932. He graduated in history from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto. He is a historian and emeritus professor of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto. He is member of the General Council of José Marques da Silva Foundation Institute, member of the International Association of Art Critics (Portuguese section) and director of the Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso Museum, in Amarante. As a researcher he focuses on Portuguese architecture in general and Porto's architecture in particular. He specialises in the work of the architect Marques da Silva and painter Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso. His studies have been presented at a number of conferences and seminars. His national and international publications include: O Arquitecto José Marques da Silva e a Arquitectura no Norte do País na primeira metade do século XX [Architect José Marques da Silva and the Architecture in the North of the Country in the first half of the 20th century], (FAUP publications, 1997), and a collaboration in the Catalogue raisonné on the work of Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso (FCG, 2008).
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The documentation donated by Professor António Cardoso Pinheiro de Carvalho was incorporated in the José Marques da Silva Institute (IMS) in 2006, now known as the José Marques da Silva Foundation Institute (FIMS).
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The information content is the outcome of António Cardoso's collection of all the documentation he used to write his doctoral thesis: O Arquitecto José Marques da Silva e a Arquitectura no Norte do País na primeira metade do séc. XX, [Architect José Marques da Silva and the Architecture of the North of the Country during the first half of the 20th century].
The various copies of originals from the time of José Marques da Silva can be accessed by the public, including: periodicals, photographs, postcards, correspondence, dossiers relating to projects (both built and not built), press cuttings and notes.
Here you can see data relating to José Marques da Silva in all the different aspects of his life – the man, the artist and the scholar.
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The online availability is under preparation. The information can be accessed at the FIMS premises, by prior appointment and during the opening hours of the institution.
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The reproduction of the documents is subject to some restrictions based on the document type, state of preservation and intended purpose of the reproduction, and it must be authorised beforehand by FIMS, in compliance with the Internal rules of procedure for document reproduction. It is also subject to copyright and related rights.
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Documentação a disponibilizar.
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Documentação organizada e descrita por Ana Ramos e Conceição Pratas.