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Liberty Avenue recovers its 'Homage to the Murcian woman', by the sculptor Antonio Campillo, a day after the reproduction was burned in a vandalism.

The Mayor José Ballesta, accompanied by representatives of the Peñas Huertanas Federation, the Sardinera Association and the Antonio Campillo Foundation, attended this morning the presentation of the original sculpture, which, on a mantle of flowers, will remain on the avenue during the next days.

"24 hours after the unfortunate incident happened yesterday morning, with that Murcian character, in which we quickly rebuild, and we return the joy, enthusiasm and enthusiasm, we have managed to replace what yesterday was destroyed and do it with a quality leap, because we have brought the original work of Antonio Campillo, who generously and commendably gave the Foundation that bears his name, so that we can exhibit it in the place where the floral reproduction burned, "explained José Ballesta, who thanked "the impulse of the Peñas Huertanas Federation, as well as the Sardinera Association, which so well represent the feeling of Murcian society".

During the same act, the patron of the Antonio Campillo Foundation, Juan Pérez Ferra, handed over to the mayor the document in which the rights to reproduce the sculpture in the Spring Garden were transferred, at no cost to the City of Murcia.

The original bronze sculpture of the master Campillo, which is displayed today on Liberty Avenue surrounded by a mantle of flowers, was on display for more than three months in the exhibition 'Collectibles of an era' in the exhibition hall of La Glorieta and It was visited by 18,000 people.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia