Pedernales.- The Provincial Governor of Pedernales, Miriam Brea, informed that the distorted painting of the father of the nation Juan Pablo Duarte located in the municipal park will be restored.
The official reported that she is looking for a plastic artist to carry out the work.
Maltha Migdania Díaz, provincial manager of Culture of Pedernales, also reported that they are coordinating for a painter to visit the city this Saturday to transform the work.
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It was reported that the original painting of the patrician Juan Pablo Duarte in Pedernales, made under the signature of the artist Federico Velásquez, in July 2014, was recently distorted, provoking criticism in various traditional media and social networks.
The president of the Duartiano Institute, Dr. Wilson Gómez Ramírez, urged the municipal authorities that represent the central government in Pedernales to correct a painting by Juan Pablo Duarte, which is exhibited in the Central Park of that city, where the patrician is shown his features distorted physiques.
The head of the organization deplored this image that, according to what he said, does not correspond to the facial characteristics of the father of the country, and defined it as desecration that violates articles 6 and 7 of Law 127-01, dated July 27, 2001.
