Alfredo Bigatti (1898–1964) was an Argentine sculptor, medalist, and visual artist. Born in

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, Bigatti studied and then taught at the Academy of Fine Arts, and then toured numerous countries in Europe from 1924 through 1928, including studying in Paris with

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. Bigatti's major work is probably the National Flag Memorial in

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, in collaboration with architects Ángel Guido and

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, and fellow sculptors José Fioravanti and Eduardo Barnes. In 1936 Bigatti married the Expressionist painter

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1898 births 1964 deaths Argentine people of Italian descent Artists from Buenos Aires 20th-century Argentine sculptors 20th-century Argentine male artists Argentine male sculptors {{Argentina-sculptor-stub