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Marega, Charles
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Dates of existence
1871-1939
History
Charles Marega (originally Carlos Marega) was one of Vancouver's most prolific sculptors. Born in 1871 in Lucinico, now part of Italy, Marega worked under Herman Panitz in Zurich, marrying Panitz's widow Berta in 1899. The Maregas immigrated to Vancouver in 1909, and shortly thereafter Marega won a commission to build the David Oppenheimer memorial gate at the entrance to Stanley Park. Marega's subsequent work included the Harding memorial in Stanley Park, the Joe Fortes memorial at English Bay, the lions at the entrance to Lions Gate Bridge, and the statue of George Vancouver at City Hall. Marega was also a teacher of sculpture at the Vancouver School of Art (later the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design). Marega died on March 27, 1939. Known holdings of his sculpture include the Vancouver Museum, the Italian Cultural Centre in Vancouver, the Vancouver Art Gallery and the North Vancouver Museum and Archives. Some of his sculptures may also be seen outside the Legislative Buildings in Victoria.