Summary:
There is no excuse for this stubborn forgetfulness, not in a state as well-off, as highly educated as Goa. Out of nowhere, a haunting and lovely painting of a soulful visaged working man surfaced at the Schuler auction house in Zurich, Switzerland. This week, yet another Goan art masterpiece will disappear forever from our collective sight, possibly never to be seen again in public. Angelo da Fonseca's widow Ivy saved the magnificent archive of his paintings for Goa, and bequeathed them to the Xavier Centre of Historical Research (XCHR) in Porvorim on the strict condition they would always be displayed. This week it is Trindade who serves as stark reminder that no place does less to remember and honour its own greatest sons and daughters..