La Boca Street Scene
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
La Boca Street Scene
Artist
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
La Boca is a neighborhood, or barrio of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. It retains a strong European flavour, with many of its early settlers being from the Italian city of Genoa. In fact the name has a strong assonance with the Genoese neighborhood of Boccadasse (or Bocadaze in Genoese dialect), and some people believe that the Buenos Aires barrio was indeed named after it. The conventional explanation is that the neighborhood sits at the mouth ("boca" in Spanish) of the Riachuelo.This barrio is known for not only its history, but the colorful buildings and tango dancers performing in the streets.La Boca is a popular destination for tourists visiting Argentina, with its colourful houses and pedestrian street, the Caminito, where tango artists perform and tango-related memorabilia is sold. Other attractions include the La Ribera theatre, many tango clubs and Italian taverns.This image also comes in color.
FEATURED 10/19/14 in "Street Art"
FEATURED 10/21/14 in "The Grayscale Outdoors"
FEATURED 10/22/14 in "Ansel Adams Influence"
FEATURED 4/15/15 in "Spanish Theme Artwork"
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October 19th, 2014
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Comments (2)
Maria Hunt
Beautiful moment to capture. So love this.. F/L
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you Maria - I love to capture candid unexpected moments with a strong sense of mood...
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations Venetia! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “The Grayscale Outdoors” group on Fine Art America. From the many pieces of artwork received daily to review and choose from, your work has been chosen because of its Excellence!
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you Allan for featuring my image "La Boca Street Scene" in the group "The Grayscale Outdoors"
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