"A portrait is a picture in which there is just a tiny little something not quite right about the mouth." -- John Singer Sargent

Sunday, February 19, 2017

Eleftherios Venizelos



This copy of a 1971 statue of Elefthérios Kyriákou Venizélos by Yannis Pappas was dedicated in front of the Greek Embassy in Washington DC's Sheridan Circle in 2009. The original  is in Freedom Park, Athens.

Eleftherios Venizelos
1864-1936


Liberal Politician, Statesman, Social Reformer

One of the most prominent Greek and European
Leaders of the 20th Century.

He marked the modernization of Greece
with his political initiatives

Donated by the Hellenic Parliament
March 2009


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