Alvaro Franklin da Silveira
He was born in 1935 and is widely known in Brazil.  Franklin starter his career with his grandfather who taught him modelling, casting and forging.  From 1948 to 1956 he studied at Liceu de Artes e Oficios in Sao Paulo.

In 1957, he transferred to Rio Grande do Sul, where he started his research about Indian, African and Latin Art. During this period was also devoted to artistic ceramics and painting.
Franklin took part to many solo and group exhibitions mainly, but not only, in Brasil.

From 1993 on, started a partnership with Mr. Claudio Alonso, collector and merchant in the EUA, which supported him to include many sculptures in private collections in different countries, like:  France, Spain, Italy, Holland.