Àngel Pla

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'''Àngel Pla''' (1930 – February 26, 2021) was a Spanish-born Andorran [[wood carver]] specializing in traditional [[Catholic art]] and imagery, especially the [[Virgin Mary]].<ref name=altv>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref name=da>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> Pla operated his workshop in the old town of [[Andorra la Vella]] from 1970 until shortly before his death.<ref name=altv/> He was one of the few remaining professional woodcarvers in Andorra.<ref name=da/>

Pla was born in [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]], in 1930.<ref name=altv/> He moved to [[Andorra]] in 1958 to take a job as a craftsman in the workshop of Jaume Bordas, on Avenida Meritxell.<ref name=altv/><ref name=da/>

Pla was one of a number of Spanish artists to settle in Andorra during the era, including sculptor and poet .<ref name=altv/>

In 1970, Pla opened his landmark workshop on the Monjó Square in Andorra la Vella's Old Town.<ref name=altv/> He continued to carve in his shop until shortly before his death.<ref name=altv/> Notable collectors of his carvings include [[Peru]]vian writer, [[Mario Vargas Llosa]].<ref name=altv/> In addition to art, Pla owned and operated the Eureka [[bookshop]], which opened on the Carrer de la Vall in the 1980s.<ref name=altv/>

Àngel Pla died in Andorra la Valle on February 26, 2021, at the age of 91.<ref name=altv/>

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[[Category:1930 births]]
[[Category:2021 deaths]]
[[Category:Woodcarvers]]
[[Category:Andorran artists]]
[[Category:Booksellers (people)]]
[[Category:Catholic decorative artists]]
[[Category:Catholic artists]]
[[Category:Catalan artists]]
[[Category:Spanish emigrants to Andorra]]
[[Category:People from Andorra la Vella]]
[[Category:People from Barcelona]]

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