Hemingway Park
“Ernest Hemingway” — 1984
Joan Fitzgerald (1930-2024)
Bronze bust placed on a high light stone base depicting the head of Ernest Hemingway.
Gift from Lignano Pineta Spa on the occasion of the inauguration of the park named after the famous writer, which took place in 1984. The bust pays homage to Hemingway's presence in Lignano in 1954 on the occasion of a visit to the nascent Lignano Pineta together with his friend Keckler. It is said that on that occasion Hemingway pronounced the famous definition of Lignano as “Florida of Italy”.
Consult the fact sheet on the Friuli Venezia Giulia Cultural Heritage Portal